- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 28th, 2012
Strong Political Support Needed for Building the James Webb Space Telescope
Past “big science” missions had many allies in Congress
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 14th, 2012
NASA FY 2013 Budget Proposal Detailed
The document was released to the press on February 13, 2012
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 18th, 2012
James Webb Telescope Will Receive Funding for 2012
Still, numerous issues related to the project still need to be addressed
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 17th, 2012
NASA's Flagship Missions Endangered by Lack of Funding
The agency is operating on a constantly-diminishing budget
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 22nd, 2011
James Webb's Mirrors Complete Cryogenic Testing
The new NASA telescope is meant to replace the Hubble
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 20th, 2011
New Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate Selected
The position will be occupied by a former astronaut
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 15th, 2011
Telescopes Don't Usually Get COCOA, But This One...
JWST instrument will help keep its eyes' curvature correct
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 12th, 2011
JWST Sunshield Deployment System Completed
The structure is made up of graphite composite tubes
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 18th, 2011
Steel Assembly for JWST Installed in NASA Clean Room
Experts are now ready to move ahead with building the spacecraft
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 8th, 2011
Finishing JWST Will Require Delaying Other Missions
The conclusion belongs to a new report released by NASA
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 27th, 2011
Permanent JWST Exhibit Opened in Baltimore
Senate and NASA officials participated at the ceremony
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 27th, 2011
Officials Pose with Full-Scale JWST Model
The exhibit is currently housed in Baltimore, Maryland
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 26th, 2011
JWST May Be Used to Detect Exoplanets
The telescope is already expected to have many other capabilities
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 5th, 2011
Gallery Shows James Webb Space Telescopes in Detail
This is NASA next-generation flagship space observatory
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 20th, 2011
Senate Budget Bill Boosts JWST Spending
The 2012 NASA budget will be the lowest since 2009
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 19th, 2011
James Webb's Sunshield Enters Tests
The mechanism is the most advanced of its kind ever produced
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 15th, 2011
Senate Approves JWST Spending
It looks like the massive telescope will fly in 2018