

In space, one side of the sunshield will always reflect light and heat from the Sun, Earth & Moon. The other side will always face deep space, experiencing temperatures cold enough to freeze oxygen solid. pic.twitter.com/2LdZ6uAsE4
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) April 7, 2021
A million mile trip into space requires careful packing. 🧳
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) April 7, 2021
Engineers have successfully folded and packed #NASAWebb's sunshield — a heat protector the size of a tennis court. Read more about Webb's latest update at @northropgrumman: https://t.co/m0debfql4M pic.twitter.com/pzX3swlxqU
Fully deployed, the telescope’s sunshield measures almost 70 ft by 47 ft (21 m by 14 m). When stowed inside the rocket for launch, the folded sunshield will be packaged in a very confined area to fit the 18-ft (5.4-m) diameter rocket fairing. 🚀 pic.twitter.com/8qNUNaavvq
— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) April 7, 2021