Date: 08 Nov 2010
Depicts: MIRI (flight instrument) during temperature alignment testing
Location: RAL Space's clean rooms at STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK
Copyright: Stephen Kill, STFC

MIRI, the Mid Infrared Instrument, during ambient temperature alignment testing at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK. MIRI is the first instrument to be completed for the JWST mission, which is scheduled to launch in 2018.