markmccaughrean, 26 days ago Just received this piece of #JWST memorabilia through the post from an ESA colleague (thanks, kainoeske@x.com 🙇♂️). It has a Northrop Grumman logo, is tightly packed, & says “XL” on the side, so I’m hoping it might be a flight spare sunshield 🤞 I’m afraid to open it though, as my living room isn’t quite as big as a tennis court 🤪 #SpaceScience #SpaceExploration #Astrodon #SpaceDadJoke #Photography
Just received this piece of #JWST memorabilia through the post from an ESA colleague (thanks, kainoeske@x.com 🙇♂️).
It has a Northrop Grumman logo, is tightly packed, & says “XL” on the side, so I’m hoping it might be a flight spare sunshield 🤞
I’m afraid to open it though, as my living room isn’t quite as big as a tennis court 🤪
#SpaceScience #SpaceExploration #Astrodon #SpaceDadJoke #Photography
_thegeoff, 26 days ago @markmccaughrean That'd be so cool... T-shirts?
@markmccaughrean That'd be so cool... T-shirts?
markmccaughrean, 26 days ago @_thegeoff Boringly enough, yes, I believe so, just one. But a boy can dream, eh? Actually, it's an exercise for the student to work out how small the JWST sunshield would be if packed up this way. After all, each layer is very thin ...
@_thegeoff Boringly enough, yes, I believe so, just one. But a boy can dream, eh?
Actually, it's an exercise for the student to work out how small the JWST sunshield would be if packed up this way. After all, each layer is very thin ...
_thegeoff, 26 days ago @markmccaughrean So if we fold it in half, say, 20 times... (EDIT: did the sums...our package would be 52 metres tall.)
@markmccaughrean So if we fold it in half, say, 20 times...
(EDIT: did the sums...our package would be 52 metres tall.)
18+ DrFerrous, 26 days ago @markmccaughrean perplexing… I am very curious what’s inside. Also what would you do with a spare sunshield?
@markmccaughrean perplexing… I am very curious what’s inside. Also what would you do with a spare sunshield?
markmccaughrean, 26 days ago @DrFerrous Help mitigate global warming by reflecting 0.00000000015% of the solar flux incident at Earth? (I’m such a nerd, I actually worked that out 🤷♂️)
@DrFerrous Help mitigate global warming by reflecting 0.00000000015% of the solar flux incident at Earth?
(I’m such a nerd, I actually worked that out 🤷♂️)
DrFerrous, 26 days ago @markmccaughrean love this answer 💞
@markmccaughrean love this answer 💞
markmccaughrean, 26 days ago @DrFerrous Feel free to check my working ;-)
@DrFerrous Feel free to check my working ;-)
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