ASME TechCast
ASME TechCast
Mechanical Engineering magazine
Behind the Webb
19 minutes Posted Sep 8, 2023 at 1:46 pm.
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Mechanical Engineering magazine’s October/November cover story dives into the engineering feats and solutions that brought NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to its current home, orbiting the sun about 1 million miles away from Earth. Author Lina Zeldovich shares some insights behind the story, how it came together, and pieces that didn't make the story's final cut.