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JWST's beryllium-based mirrors
The James Webb Space Telescope's flight mirrors, undergoing cryogenic testing at NASA Marshall. Materion's Brush Wellman subsidiary has provided optical-grade beryllium for the primary mirror surfaces, in advance of the expected JWST launch in 2018. Credit: Ball Aerospace.
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