Grey Hauatluoma
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0668
MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-45
NASA BRIEFING AT FULL-SIZED JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MODEL
WASHINGTON - Media are invited to a briefing about NASA's James Webb
Space Telescope on Thursday, May 10 from 10-11 a.m. EDT. Attendees
will have an opportunity to see a full-scale model of NASA's
next-generation space telescope and examine its hexagonal mirror and
five-layer sunshield. The briefing will take place next to the
telescope model on display at the National Mall, between the
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the National Gallery of
Art, Washington.
Experts will discuss the telescope's mission in deep space, its role
in NASA's space exploration program and current construction
progress. Participants are:
Edward Weiler, director, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, Md.
Matt Mountain, director, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore
Martin Mohan, Webb Telescope program manager, Northrop Grumman Space
Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif.
To attend, contact Grey Hautaluoma, NASA Headquarters, Washington,
202-358-0668, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov or Sally Koris, Northrop
Grumman Space Technology, 310-812-4721, sally.koris@ngc.com.
The James Webb Space Telescope is a 21st century space observatory
that will peer back nearly 13 billion years in time to understand the
evolution of our own solar system and the formation of galaxies,
stars and planets. It is expected to launch in 2013. The telescope is
a joint project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian
Space Agency.
The model is on display in conjunction with Public Service Recognition
Week, sponsored by the Council for Excellence in Government.
For more information about the James Webb Space Telescope, visit:
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