Aerospace Engineering Seminar
Guggenheim 133 (Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall)
The James Webb Space Telescope; Its Mission, Design and Development
Jonathan Arenberg,
Chief Engineer for Space Science Missions at Northrop Grumman,
Space Science Mission,
Northrop Grumman,
This talk introduces the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's next Flagship astrophysics mission. Webb's science goals are presented and the flow of these science objectives into mission requirements and design is discussed. The main engineering challenges for the largest telescope designed and built for space are explored and the elements of the JWST Observatory introduced. The presentation will conclude with the current status of the hardware and the remaining tasks on the path ahead to launch.
For more information, please contact cong wang by phone at 6263954785 or by email at cwwang@caltech.edu.
Event Series
Aerospace Engineering Seminar Series