Webb Spinning
June 6, 2011
SESDA II staff were on hand recently to watch Goddard’s giant centrifuge in action. The ISIM (Integrated Science Instrument Module) structure, a key piece of hardware for the James Webb Space Telescope, was installed on the centrifuge as part of the rigorous testing that all spaceflight hardware must undergo before it can be certified as flight-ready. Because this was only the initial balance testing, our intrepid staffer was able to directly observe the ISIM structure, securely wrapped in plastic, being slowly spun. To read a blog posting with more details and action photographs, please click here.
