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About to start the deployment of the secondary mirror.
 

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Mirror deploying....
 

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Rotated all 250º, and now latching in place....
 

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At this point they have enough safely deployed to actually operate the telescope and do some science, just not with the full collecting area of the mirror array. Fingers crossed that the mirror "ears" deploy nominally.
 

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Looking good, and a working JWST would be the best way to start 2022 ! :hailprobe:
 

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All 178 launch locks have now been released! :hailprobe:
Final deployment coming up....
 

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