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James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Project Status for the AIAA Working Group on Space SimulationThis brief presentation discusses developments in the design of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The JWST master schedule is provided and its system architecture is described. Instruments include the Near Infrared Camaera, Near Infrared Spectrograph, Mid-Infrared Instrument, and the Fine Guidance Sensor. Compared to other telescopes the JWST has a 2.7 longer wavelength than the Hubble Telescope (HST), 38 times better sensitivity at K band that the HST NICMOS, and 8-24 times better angular resolution than the Spitzer Telescope. among other features. Engineering or verification models for all telescope instruments are being assembled and tested in the current year. Currently, good progress continues to be made on critical path items and the JWST is on track for a June 2013 launch.
Document ID
20080042273
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Sabelhaus, Phil
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
September 23, 2008
Subject Category
Optics
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Working Group on Space Simulation
Country: United States
Start Date: September 23, 2008
End Date: September 28, 2008
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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