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NASA has successfully deployed the sunshield on the James Webb Space Telescope

NPR | By Joe Palca
Published January 4, 2022 at 2:24 PM MST

NASA mission managers successfully completed the most complicated part of the unfolding process of James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield — a critical stage in the powerful observatory's deployment.

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Joe Palca
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