Vibration Testing of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

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Inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland the James Webb Space Telescope team completed the environmental portion of vibration testing on the telescope.

A shaker table is used to shake satellites to ensure a spacecraft like Webb can withstand the shaking that comes with a ride into space on a rocket. The new vibration test system simulates the forces the telescope will feel during the launch by vibrating it from 5 to 100 times per second. For more information about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, visit: www.jwst.nasa.gov or www.nasa.gov/webb.
Date Created:2019-03-15
Center:GSFC
Keywords: JWST , James Webb Space Telescope , Webb Telescope , Webb , spacecraft , telescope , technology , astrophysics , engineering , engineers , science , scientists , instruments , cleanroom , testing , transport , Goddard Space Flight Center , NASA , tent cover , space , universe , galaxy , launch , rocket
Secondary Creator Credit: Michael Menzel
Location:NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Photographer:Michael McClare, Sophia Roberts, Daniel Alvarado Varela, Michael Menzel
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