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Truss Assembly The 1,747 struts and 383 nodes of the primary mirror truss were test assembled at the MERO plant in Germany before being shipped to the United States. Each strut is manufactured to a precision of 0.0004 inches—about one-tenth the thickness of a human hair. |
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14 May 2003
Astronomy Program · The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, Texas 78712
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Astronomy Program · The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, Texas 78712
prospective student inquiries: studentinfo@astro.as.utexas.edu
site comments: www@www.as.utexas.edu