RocketSTEM Issue #6 - March 2014 | Page 10

NASA engineer Ernie Wright looks on as the first six flight ready James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror segments are prepped to begin final cryogenic testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. This represents the first six of 18 segments that will form the telescope’s primary mirror. Photo: NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham 08 08 www.RocketSTEM.org