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Re:The James Webb Space Telescope – making 300 points of fai... by antognini on Sunday January 09, 2022 @03:53PM (#29867216)
The flex test that the wings go through is pretty incredible:

https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2010/03/index.jpg

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Re:The James Webb Space Telescope – making 300 points of fai... by steadyready on Sunday January 09, 2022 @05:05PM (#29867788)
Yes, I know! I don’t remember what video I saw but the wings were bent beyond imagination. Made me realise that what I saw while flying wasn’t even 30% of what they can withstand. Incredible engineering.
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