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[b]First layer of sunshield tightened[/b] Today (Jan. 3), at 3:48 p.m. EST, the Webb team finished tensioning the first layer of the observatory’s sunshield — that is, tightening it into its final, completely taut position. This is the first of five layers that will each be tightened in turn over the next two to three days, until the observatory’s sunshield is fully deployed. The process began around 10 a.m. EST. This layer is the largest of the five, and the one that will experience the brunt of the heat from the Sun. The tennis-court-sized sunshield helps keep the telescope cold enough to detect the infrared light it was built to observe. The team has now begun tensioning the second layer.
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