Today, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was unveiled by NASA administrator Charles Bolden. The team will now begin and extensive set of tests to see if the JWST can handle the extreme conditions of deep space and launch. Lenox Laser was proud to provide precision alignment targets fro the imaging system on the James Webb Space Telescope – the Mind-Infrared Instrument (MIRI).
Nobel Laureate Dr. John C Mather, the Senior Project Scientist on the James Webb Telescope, spoke at Lenox Laser during our 2nd Annual Light Seminar. His presentation “History of the Universe in a Nutshell: From the Big Bang to Life and the End of Time” is below.
To read more about the 2nd Annual Light Seminar click here.
To read more about the James Webb Space Telescope click here.
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