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James webb space telescope (jwst): the first light machine
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Stahl, Philip |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | This slide presentation review the mission objective, the organization of the mission planning, the design, and testing of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). There is also information about the orbit, in comparison to the Hubble Space Telescope, the mirror design, and the science instruments. Pictures of the full scale mockup of the JWST are given. A brief history of the universe is also presented from the big bang through the formation of galaxies, and the planets, to life itself. One of the goals of the JWST is to search for extra solar planets and then to search for signs of life. |
| File Size | 13959315 |
| Page Count | 128 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100003024 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6450nx49 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-11-17 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy James Webb Space Telescope Astronomical Observatories Planet Detection Extrasolar Planets Extraterrestrial Life Galactic Evolution Spaceborne Astronomy Big Bang Cosmology Mission Planning Infrared Astronomy Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |
