Something HUGE is unfolding for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. In a recent test, the spacecraft fully deployed its iconic primary mirror into the same configuration it will have in space. Why this test is key to a successful mission: https://go.nasa.gov/2JLZuTP | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Get ready: This is how we #UnfoldTheUniverse. ⬇️ 🚀 The James Webb Space Telescope is folded to fit inside its rocket. Over its first two weeks after launch, it must slowly unfold itself, step by step, as it makes its way through space. Early on, the telescope opens up like a flower, its pallet structures resembling petals. The observatory then extends up and outward as its sunshield stretches into its full kite-like shape. 🪁 Once the sunshield is fully unfolded, it's time for the star of the s

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