Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The James Webb Space Telescope continues to undergo testing at NASA facilities in Greenbelt, Md., in preparation for its scheduled 2018 launch.
Having recently completed the environmental portion of its vibrational testing, the telescope is soon to undergo the acoustic testing phase. This week, NASA engineers and officials moved the telescope into the acoustic test chamber at Goddard Space Space Flight Center, a room enclosed by insulated steel doors almost a foot thick.