2015
Member Services Guide
When completed, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be the most powerful space telescope ever built and will allow scientists to look farther into galaxies and planetary systems by collecting infrared measurements with the telescope’s instruments. Development of the telescope requires vibration testing to simulate different phases of liftoff and orbit and to verify workmanship. However, no facility exists that is large enough for NASA to perform such tests. As a result, Team Corporation was contracted by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to design and build such a system. Team has designed and is currently building two very large vibration test systems to shake the JWST horizontally and vertically. Together, these systems will help ensure a successful launch and operation of the JWST as it orbits earth nearly a million miles away. Skagit.org
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