BALL AEROSPACE ENGINEER DAVE CHANEY, (L), and MARSHALL ENGINEER HARLAN HAIGHT, (R), GUIDE ARRAY OF SIX GOLD PLATED JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MIRRORS NACH ENDEM AKZEPTANCE TESTING AT MARSHALL 'S X-RAY AND CRYOGENIC FACILITY 1100791

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BALL AEROSPACE ENGINEER DAVE CHANEY, (L), and MARSHALL ENGINEER HARLAN HAIGHT, (R), GUIDE ARRAY OF SIX GOLD PLATED JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MIRRORS NACH ENDEM AKZEPTANCE TESTING AT MARSHALL 'S X-RAY AND CRYOGENIC FACILITY 1100791

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BALL AEROSPACE ENGINEER DAVE CHANEY, (L) und MARSHALL ENGINEER HARLAN HAIGHT, (R), GUIDE ARRAY VON SECHS GOLD PLATED JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MIRRORS NACH ENDEM AKZEPTANCE TESTING AN MARSHALL 'S X-RAY AND CRYOGENIC FACILITY

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13/06/2011

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Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama

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