Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope

  • Released Monday, May 12, 2025
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For more than three decades, NASA and an international team of scientists and engineers pushed the limits of technology, innovation, and perseverance to build and launch the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space observatory ever created. Cosmic Dawn brings audiences behind the scenes with the Webb film crew, and never-before-heard testimonies revealing the real story of how this telescope overcame all odds.

Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope Full Film

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Music Courtesy of Universal Production Music (www.universalproductionmusic.com)

Finishing Services by Interface Media Group, Washington DC

Closed Captions by Dynamic Captions

Archival: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, Northrop Grumman, Bae Systems & Mission Systems, Space Telescope Science Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Archives and Records Administration, C-SPAN, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Nobel Prize Outreach 2006. Production: SVT, Piccadilly Lights, Essilorluxottica, Paul Geithner, Begoña Vila

Headlines Courtesy of: British Broadcasting Corporation, National Broadcasting Company, Scientific American, The Conversation, Space.com

Stock: Pond5

Cosmic Dawn Poster and Key Art

Cosmic Dawn Poster and Key Art

Cosmic Dawn Official Trailer

Cosmic Dawn 22-Second Vertical Trailer

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Cosmic Dawn 76-Second Vertical Trailer

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Descriptions provided by the Described and Captioned Media Program.

Cosmic Dawn Virtual Backgrounds

Cosmic Dawn Virtual Backgrounds

Mission Partners: Arnaud Marsollier, Blandine Louvel, Charles Freville, Cyrielle Bouju, Damien Valade, Domininique Bremaud, Dominique Detain, Elodie Granelle, Frantz Bellony, Guillaume Berthier, Jean-Marc Saurel, Julio Monreal, Kai Noeske, Katy Haswell, Kelsea Brennan-Wessels, Louisdovic Achamana, Luce Fabreguette, Ludovic Larcher, Manuel Deolivier, Martine Studer, Pascal Limmois, Patrick Vigneron, Raphael Chevrier, Regis Loubieres, Stephane Moreau, Sylvio Laguerre, Typhanie Bouju, Yves Lespoir, Sarah Gallagher, Nathalie Ouellette, Lindsay McLaurin, Omar Torres, Jamie Gillcrist, Connie Rees, Irene Lockwood

Special Thanks: European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, Space Telescope Science Institute, Alex Lockwood, Hannah Braun, Christine Pulliam, Jaclyn Barrientes, Contamination Control Team (CC), Sharon Sabelhaus, Bernie Seery, Goddard Space Flight Center, Johnson Space Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ATK, BAE Systems & Mission Systems, L3Harris, Northrop Grumman, Arianespace

In Loving Memory of Phil Sabelhaus

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This page was originally published on Monday, May 12, 2025.
This page was last updated on Monday, June 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM EDT.