James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space
Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared-optimized space telescope named after the
NASA Administrator who
crafted the Apollo program, and who was a staunch supporter of space science.
The project is working to a 2018 launch date.
Webb will have a large
mirror, 6.5 meter (21.3 feet) in diameter and
a Sunshield the size of a tennis court. Both the mirror and sunshade won't fit
onto a rocket fully open,
so both will fold up and open once Webb is in outer space. Webb will reside in an orbit about 1.5 million Km (1 million miles) from the
Earth. Webb will find the
first galaxies that formed in the early Universe, connecting the Big Bang to
our own Milky Way Galaxy.
Informations collected from NASA Godard Center during our visit to the Center on 10th December 2012 with Hezi (Israel) and Len (South Africa) as a part of Fulbright DAT Program. We are thankful to Stephen (NASA Godard Center) for facilitation.
Photograph was taken at the center itself. Left to right Hezi (Israel), Stephen (NASA Godard Center) and Suresh (India)
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