James Webb Space Telescope
Goal leaders
Mark Clampin
Astrophysics Division Director
Science Mission Directorate (NASA)
Eric Smith
Program Scientist
James Webb Space Telescope Program, Science Mission Directorate (NASA)
To achieve
After launch, deployment, and start of science operations, the James Webb Space Telescope will study every phase in the history of our universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of other stellar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own solar system. By September 30, 2023, NASA will complete commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful and complex space telescope ever built, and begin Webb’s Cycle 2 observations.
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