Check out an amazing timelapse of NASA telescope mounting

NASA's 60-year-old research, development and testing processes are rigorous and well-structured, as we well know. But we are not always aware of how these internal steps are performed until NASA itself shows us. And she always does that, as in this timelapse with the James Webb Telescope - or JWT, as it was nicknamed - being placed in a huge cryogenic vacuum chamber.

The telescope is part of a US agency project and will launch in space between March and June 2019 during the spring of the US. But before the launch event happens, everything needs to be ready and with no room for trouble - exactly no flaws - in order for it to deliver on what researchers expected.

James was designed by NASA with giant hexagonal mirrors that will watch stars from distant parts of the universe, planets and atmosphere near and outside our solar system to discover their characteristics. In comparison with models already launched, it is possible to see the level of range of the new telescope. See this better in the image below.

Any damage to these big mirrors could jeopardize the entire investment devoted to the telescope and, of course, interfere with the research that led to its construction. The testing period lasted 9 months, and the chamber where NASA giant James was placed by NASA has extremely cold temperatures - -400 ° F, which is -200 degrees Celsius - to simulate the same climate as space. To make sense of the size, only the telescope is 6.5 meters in diameter and is equipped with infrared.

Inside the chamber, JWT went through movements that simulated the situation in space, but due to space limitations the mirrors were not opened as they would in the air. When the door closed, all the air was removed, leaving the cabin with the ideal environment for scientists to understand how the big man would behave.

But it's not over! Until its official release, JWT will undergo further testing. The place where the timelapse was produced is the city of Houston, Texas, but the equipment will need to be transported to California so that other parts can be attached to it and other experiments can be done before the shooting will take place in French Guiana.

The images reveal the level of care and effort NASA gives to their projects. Experiments such as these are important in revealing information about the universe that cannot be obtained in other ways. That is why there is so much government investment for these projects to go ahead.

Did you like the idea of ​​following NASA processes? You can watch the JWT test and assembly room live.

Check out an amazing timelapse of a NASA telescope mount via TecMundo