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The Most Sophisticated Mirror in the Universe (2012x185)

Uitzenddatum: Dec 04, 2012

Hank summarizes the five reasons why infrared telescopes were supposed to be impossible to build, and then describes how a team of scientists and engineers overcame those obstacles to build the James Webb Space Telescope. Many thanks to Scott Willoughby and the entire team at Northrop Grumman for the tour.