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NASA NTRS ยท 20070002806

The First Light Machine

Abstract

Scheduled to begin is 10 year mission in 2011, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will search for the first luminous objects of the Universe to help answer fundamental questions about how the Universe came to look like it does today. At 6.5 meters in diameter, JWST will be the world's largest space telescope. This talk will review science objectives for JWST and how they are driving the JWST architecture, e.g. aperture, wavelength range and operating temperature. Additionally, the talk will include an overview of the JWST primary mirror technology development effort.

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Stahl, H. Philip. 2006-01-01. The First Light Machine. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20070002806

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