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Re: NASA JWST deployment aninmation
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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo
What's the purpose of the huge silvery 'base' - solar shielding?
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Yes, the mirror segments need to be very very cold.
See http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/mirrors.html
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