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Houston We Have a Podcast

The James Webb Space Telescope

Houston We Have a Podcast

Katie Konans

Science

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Homan, Project Manager for Webb's Chamber A Testing, talks about how the James Webb Space Telescope has been designed, built, and tested, especially in the vacuum chamber here at the Johnson Space Center. He also describes what the telescope will be looking for in the universe and how it will work. HWHAP Episode 31.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

0:05.2

episode 31, the James Webb Space Telescope. I'm Gary Jordan and I'll be your host today.

0:10.3

So on this podcast, we bring in the experts, NASA scientists, engineers, astronauts,

0:14.4

bring them right here on the show to tell you everything about NASA.

0:17.6

So today we're talking about the James Webb Space Telescope with Jonathan Homan.

0:22.1

He's the Johnson Space Center Project Manager

0:24.8

for Webb's Chamber A testing. Chamber A is the giant vacuum chamber that we have

0:29.2

here in Texas. So Jonathan and I had a great discussion about what the James Webb Space Telescope is,

0:35.0

some of the testing that was actually done just about, actually wrapped up two weeks ago here in Houston,

0:41.0

but also some of the testing and other centers,

0:43.6

as well as what the telescope is destined to find.

0:46.8

So with no further delay, let's go light speed

0:48.6

and jump right ahead to our talk with Mr. Jonathan Homen.

0:51.4

Enjoy. Mr. Jonathan Homan, enjoy. T-minus T-minus second county.

1:03.0

Mark.

1:04.0

A-alongs-commit lights, sir, correct.

1:08.0

Here she goes.

1:09.0

Isn't we have a podcast. podcast. Jonathan, thanks so much for coming today on the podcast. I know you are a very busy man

1:22.3

right now, especially because the

1:24.2

James Webb is kind of wrapping up its testing operations here at Johnson is that

1:29.4

right that is correct no I'm glad to be here and yeah, we wrapped up the testing probably in the right before

1:37.8

Thanksgiving and now we're kind of what we're calling like the D integration phase from

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