JWST enters an extremely cold, low-pressure cryogenic vacuum chamber. (IMAGE)

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JWST enters an extremely cold, low-pressure cryogenic vacuum chamber.

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Engineers and scientists tested the entire telescope in an an extremely cold, low-pressure cryogenic vacuum chamber.

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NASA/Chris Gunn

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