NASA History Community:
Below and attached is information about an exciting talk this Wednesday. Please feel free to share this information with others who may be interested. Thanks very much.
-Steve
NASA History Talk:
âBuilding the James Webb Space Telescope:
A Photographic Historyâ by Chris Gunn and Christopher Wanjek
Time/Date/Location: noon - 1
pm ET, Wednesday 20 March, virtual via MS
Teams link (no prior registration necessary)
Contact:
Steve Garber (stephen.j.garber@nasa.gov)
Description:
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the world's largest space-based astronomical observatory, is now nearly a million miles from Earth, probing the first stars and galaxies,
documenting the structure and evolution of the universe, and searching for signs of life in other solar systems. Science writer Christopher Wanjek and photographer Chris Gunn combine to tell the story of JWST from conception to launch on 25 December 2021,
in the midst of the global pandemic. JWSTâs development represents a marvel of ingenuity and engineering that entailed more than 100 million people hours over a span of thirty years. Chris Wanjek will provide a brief overview of the mission's history and
NASA photographer Chris Gunn will describe his decade's work in documenting the construction of JWST.
Stephen Garber
(he/him)
NASA History Division
Office of Communications
NASA Headquarters
Mary W. Jackson Building, Room CP72
Washington, DC 20546
202-358-0385
