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NEWS | July 24, 2014

Andrews aids space exploration

By Staff Sgt. Torey Griffith 11th Wing Public Affairs

An enormous piece of an important space exploration project came through the flight line here July 17.

A test piece of the center section of the James Webb Space Telescope called the "Pathfinder," was flown to Andrews from Los Angeles by the 22nd Airlift Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California.

Members of the 89th Areal Port Squadron helped the crew unloaded the cargo so it could be hauled by tractor-trailer to Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where the telescope is under development.