Future Space Telescopes Could be 100 Meters Across, Constructed in Space, and Then Bent Into a Precise Shape

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Universe TodayJames Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have been treated to the most vivid and detailed images of the Universe ever taken. Zachary Cordero of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently proposed a telescope with a 100-meter (328-foot) primary mirror that would be autonomously constructed in space and bent into shape by electrostatic actuators. These antennas will enable a new generation of spacecraft with increased sensing, communication, and power capabilities

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