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James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope. Craig Lieneck October 15, 2003. JWST. Successor to the Hubble Telescope James E. Webb – NASA’s 2 nd Administrator Apollo Programs Lunar Explorations More than 75 launches. James E. Webb. Primary Mirror : 6.5m (21.3ft) 1/3 weight of HST mirror

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James Webb Space Telescope

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  1. James Webb Space Telescope Craig Lieneck October 15, 2003

  2. JWST • Successor to the Hubble Telescope • James E. Webb – NASA’s 2nd Administrator • Apollo Programs • Lunar Explorations • More than 75 launches James E. Webb

  3. Primary Mirror: 6.5m (21.3ft) 1/3 weight of HST mirror 18 Segments (Beryllium) Aperture: 25m Payload: 6,200kg Wavelength Coverage: 0.6-28microns Operating Temperature: 50K (-370°F) Cost: $824,800,000,000 Structure

  4. Orbit Lagrange L2 Availability Temperature

  5. Mission • Determine the shape of the Universe. • Explain galaxy evolution. • Understand the birth and formation of stars. • Determine how planetary systems form and interact. • Determine how the Universe built up its present chemical/elemental composition. • Probe the nature and abundance of Dark Matter.

  6. Launch Date • Proposed Launch Date: August 2011 • Launched aboard Ariane 5 Transport Spacecraft • Mission to last 5-10 years

  7. Deployment • Sunsheild unfolds • Mirror opens from 2 halves • Competing designs

  8. What Scientists Want to See

  9. What Scientists Want to See Early Galaxy Quasar

  10. Current News First pictures from JWST prototype Galaxy NGC891

  11. References • http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/ • http://nextgen.stsci.edu/ • http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=29

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