Designing Webb
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever made and the most complex one yet designed. Did you know that the telescope's history stretches back before the Hubble Space Telescope was launched? This video explores the various early concept designs for Webb, including the criteria and the players. Learn more about Webb's final design, how it evolved, and how the completed telescope was tested and prepared for its historic launch.
Designing Webb Feature
Attention to Detail, (C) 2022, Model Music [PRS], Paul Richard O'Brien [PRS] Theo Maximilian Goble [PRS]
Conceptual Scheme, (C) 2021, Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Production Music France [SACEM], Laurent Dury [SACEM]
Moving Forward, (C) 2021, Atmosphere Music Ltd. [PRS], Mark Russell [PRS]
Relentless Data, (C) 2020, Atmosphere Music Ltd. [PRS], Jay Price [PRS]
Life Cycles, (C) 2016, Atmosphere Music Ltd. [PRS], Theo Golding [PRS]
Part 1 of the Designing Webb video in 4K resolution.
Part 2 of the Designing Webb video in 4K resolution.
B-roll footage from the Designing Webb video
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Producer
- Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Writer
- Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Animators
- Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Leah Hustak (STScI)
- Michael Lentz (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Video editor
- Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Operators
- Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Cinematographers
- Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Narrator
- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Interviewees
- John Mather (NASA/GSFC)
- Eric P. Smith (NASA/HQ)
- Keith A. Parrish (NASA/GSFC)
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Videographers
- W.M. Keck Observatory
- Sean Goebel
- Northrop Grumman
- Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Michael P. Menzel (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, July 13, 2023.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 2:18 PM EDT.