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The thing folding out on JWST is not a solar panel. It is a heat shield that keeps all the detection equipment cold and completely shadowed from sunlight.
by disfadbish 5y ago
The thing folding out on JWST is not a solar panel. It is a heat shield that keeps all the detection equipment cold and completely shadowed from sunlight.
- ianai 5y agoYes, I got the concept wrong on that one - my bad.
- thereddaikon 5y agoNo worries.