ExoTec Precision has been producing precision Beryllium mirrors and structures for over a decade. Founded in 1937 as Avimo Ltd., the company was acquired by GSI Group Corporation in June 2006. We ...

Ball engineers are eyeing beryllium, the same metal that Danbury had so much trouble using for SIRTF’s primary mirror. It is highly reflective and would need no special coating. Glass mirrors ...

Think of the backplane like a spine for the Webb telescope, because it will support the telescope's beryllium mirrors, instruments, thermal control systems and other hardware throughout its mission.