The remarkable story of the James Webb Space Telescope

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

On Point, News, Npr, Daily, Talk Show

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Peering deeper into the universe than we ever have before. We hear the remarkable story of the James Webb Space Telescope. Marcia J. Rieke and Nikole Lewis join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:51.0	T-10, go for main engine start. We are go for main engine start T-6.
0:56.9	5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and lift off of the space shuttle discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope,
1:06.0	our window on the universe.
1:10.2	Mission control Houston.
1:13.6	All program.
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1:25.1	Still gives me chills. A successful shuttle launch.
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