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A look at NASA’s James Webb Telescope

Prior to its Christmas Day launch, I had the chance to speak to Michael McElwain, who is the James Webb Space Telescope observatory scientist.

Eric White@FEDERALNEWSCAST
January 3, 2022 4:18 pm
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We’ll start the year off talking about NASA’s latest accomplishment, getting one of the biggest telescopes into space ever. Though the James Webb telescope still has a long way to go, the amount technical work that went into the project is one of the most astounding. Prior to its Christmas Day launch, I had the chance to speak to Michael McElwain, who is the James Webb Space Telescope observatory scientist.

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