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To: KevinDavis
The first primary mirror segment of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has met flight specifications at ambient temperatures...

As I recall, so did Hubble.... but they still had to fit a repair lens to it.

3 posted on 01/18/2010 4:31:55 PM PST by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: theDentist

The article does say

“The mirror segments have undergone a series of polishing and cryotesting cycles.”


4 posted on 01/18/2010 4:45:21 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine
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