Preparing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Optical Engineer Larkin Carey examines two test mirror segments recently placed on a black composite structure. This black composite structure is called the JWST's 'Pathfinder' and acts as a spine supporting the telescope's primary mirror segments. The mirrors were installed using a robotic arm that involved highly trained engineers and technicians from Exelis, Northrop Grumman and NASA. An optimised version of a NASA image by experienced lead photographer Chris Gunn. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn. For editorial use only.

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