NASA preps vintage vacuum testing chamber for next-generation space telescope


By Max Sonnenberg, The Space Reporter
Thursday, January 24, 2013

NASA preps vintage vacuum testing chamber for next-generation space telescope

NASA's famous "Chamber A" thermal vacuum testing chamber has been upgraded and remodeled to assist with testing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), according to a space agency news release. The JWST is a large, infrared-optimized space telescope that is scheduled for a 2018 launch date... To continue reading, subscribe to The Space Reporter today.

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