SXSW 2018
Testing & Launching a Giant: NASA's Webb Telescope
Testing and launching an observatory as big and complex as the Webb telescope requires teamwork and unique technical capabilities. Meet some of the engineers who made sure the observatory passed its tests facing the rigors of space, which included enduring launch noise and vibration and operating in extreme cold. See what's happening for launch preparation. The infrared James Webb Space Telescope, with its huge 21-ft (6.5-m) mirror will be the most powerful space telescope ever built.
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Takeaways
- What unusual challenges did we face in testing the James Webb Space Telescope?
- How did we simulate the features of launch and deep space, and then test the James Webb Space Telescope's performance?
- What's next for the James Webb Space Telescope and its team preparing for launch?
Speakers
- Allison Barto, Program Manager for James Webb Space Telescope, Ball Aerospace
- Lee Feinberg, Optical Telescope Element Mgr for James Webb Space Telescope, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Begoña Vila, Instrument Lead Systems Engineer for Webb Telescope , NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/SGT
- Carl Reis, Lead Test Director for the Webb Telescope, NASA Johnson Space Center
Organizer
Denise Henry, Outreach Mgr, Ball Aerospace
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