James Webb Space Telescope: The First Light Machine

ISAS

　　　　　  Space Science Seminar
Date:       15:30-16:30, 6th of November (Thu), 2014
Place:      Bldg-newA 2F Meeting room A
Speaker:    H. Philip Stahl (NASA/MSFC, USA)
Title:      James Webb Space Telescope:  The First Light Machine

Abstract:
Scheduled to begin its 10 year mission after 2018, the James Webb Space
Telescope (JWST) will search for the first luminous objects of the
Universe to help answer fundamental questions about how the Universe
came to look like it does today.  At 6.5 meters in diameter, JWST will
be the world’s largest space telescope.  This talk reviews science
objectives for JWST and how they drive the JWST architecture, e.g.
aperture, wavelength range and operating temperature.  Additionally, the
talk provides an overview of the JWST primary mirror technology
development and fabrication status.