News Conference on the Engineering of the James Webb Space Telescope

NASA ID: News Conference on the Engineering of the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA held a virtual media briefing on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to discuss the engineering of the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful space science telescope. Participants discussed how the observatory’s science goals drove its design and previewed the complex series of deployments Webb will complete as it unfolds in space.

The briefing participants are:

Bill Ochs, Webb project manager, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Alphonso Stewart, Webb deployment systems lead, Goddard
Begoña Vila, Webb instrument systems engineer, Goddard
Krystal Puga, Webb spacecraft systems engineer, Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, California
Mike Menzel, Webb lead mission systems engineer, Goddard

The James Webb Space Telescope, an international partnership with the European and Canadian space agencies, is targeted for launch Dec. 18. It will ...more
Date Created:2021-11-02