Sunday, December 23, 2012

New NASA Video Serves 'COCOA' to Test Webb Telescope Component | Synopsis

New NASA Video Serves 'COCOA' to Test Webb Telescope Component

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The Center of Curvature Optical Assembly, or COCOA is a piece of equipment that will measure the accuracy of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror, to ensure the mirrors are perfectly shaped and will work in the frosty environment of space. This behind-the-scenes NASA video explains the purpose of COCOA and how it is used in testing the mirrors. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center The Center of Curvature Optical Assembly, or COCOA, is a piece of equipment that will measure the accuracy of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror, to ensure the mirrors are perfectly shaped and will work in the frosty environment of space. Viewers can now learn about a certain type of "COCOA" from an engineer in a new behind-the-scenes NASA video that explains the purpose of COCOA and how it is used in testing the mirrors.

New NASA Video Serves 'COCOA' to Test Webb Telescope Component

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