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Phillip A. Sabelhaus | Zendy; Doug Campbell | Zendy; Mark Clampin | Zendy; John Decker | Zendy; Matt Greenhouse | Zendy; Alan Johns | Zendy; Mike Menzel | Zendy; Robert Con Smith | Zendy; Pam Sullivan | Zendy

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An overview of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project

Author(s) -

Phillip A. Sabelhaus,

Doug Campbell,

Mark Clampin,

John Decker,

Matt Greenhouse,

Alan Johns,

Mike Menzel,

Robert Con Smith,

Pam Sullivan

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

proceedings of spie, the international society for optical engineering/proceedings of spie

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1996-756X

pISSN - 0277-786X

DOI - 10.1117/12.612659

Subject(s) - james webb space telescope , spitzer space telescope , general partnership , architecture , telescope , systems engineering , aerospace engineering , physics , computer science , engineering , astronomy , business , art , finance , visual arts

The JWST project at the GSFC is responsible for the development, launch, operations and science data processing for the James Webb Space Telescope. The JWST project is currently in phase B with its launch scheduled for August 2011. The project is a partnership between NASA, ESA and CSA. The U.S. JWST team is now fully in place with the selection of Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST) as the prime contractor for the telescope and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) as the mission operations and science data processing lead. This paper will provide an overview of the current JWST architecture and mission status including technology developments and risks.

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