
To keep Webb’s spacecraft element and its sensitive instruments contaminant free, technicians and engineers enclose it in a protective clamshell that serves as a mobile clean room while in transport. Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Gunn more info: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-s-webb-is-sound-after-completing-critical-milestones
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Date Created
February 8, 2019
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GSFC
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Photographer
Chris Gunn
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