Images of the Mirrors
Caption:
Ball Aerospace optical technician Scott Murray inspects the first gold primary mirror segment, a critical element of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, prior to cryogenic testing in the X-ray & Cryogenic Facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
The mirror was coated in gold by by Quantum Coating Incorporated.
Credit: NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham