NASA - James Webb Space Telescope News

Media Contact Information

Media inquiries regarding the Webb mission site should be directed to:

Lynn Chandler
Office of Communications
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
301-286-2806

For information about video and still images, contact:

Deanna Kekesi
Associate TV Producer
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
301-286-0041

Broadcast-quality video and animations of the Webb telescope are available for download from NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio.

Webb Undergoes 'Eye Surgery'

05.15.13 - in the Goddard clean room engineers worked meticulously to implant part of the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope.
More Webb Telescope Mirrors Delivered

05.10.13 - Another delivery of the James Webb Space Telescope's flight mirrors arrived at a NASA facility during the week of April 29, 2013.
Thermal Shield Testing on Webb's MIRI

05.08.13 - NASA engineer Acey Herrera checks copper test wires inside the thermal shield of an instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA High School STEM Challenge Announces Winners

05.03.13 - An integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics program focused on NASA's forthcoming Webb telescope, has named its 2012-2013 first place team.
NASA Engineers Rehearse Placement of Webb's Microshutters

04.15.13 - Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. are currently rehearsing with the placement of the Webb's Microshutter Array into the NIRSpec.

First Flight Instrument Delivered For James Webb Space Telescope

06.14.12 - The first of four instruments to fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has been delivered to NASA.
Cryogenic Testing Completed For NASA's Webb Telescope Mirrors

12.21.11 - Cryogenic testing is complete for the final six primary mirror segments and a secondary mirror that will fly on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Mikulski Opens Webb Telescope Exhibit at Maryland Science Center

10.26.11 - NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver joined U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) during a dedication of a permanent exhibit of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to the Maryland Science Center.
NASA's Next-Generation Space Observatory Comes To Baltimore

10.24.11 - Journalists are invited to an up-close look at a full-size model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope at the Maryland Science Center.
NASA'S Next-Generation Space Observatory Comes To Baltimore

10.13.11 - Media representatives are invited to an up-close look at a full-size model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope at the Maryland Science Center, located at 601 Light Street in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.