The James Webb Space Telescope Backplane Pathfinder
A technician examines the backplane pathfinder – a flight-like model of the center section of the Webb telescope backplane used to practice assembly and integration before the flight hardware is done. The gray fixture on top of the backplane is the backplane support fixture.
Credit: Northrop Grumman
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Taken on April 30, 2012