What we hope to learn from web is more about our universe, the building blocks of how we got here.

Being more on the engineering side of things, once this satellite goes up, our work is quote unquote done,

because it's already assembled in space and we rely on the scientists on the

project to give us the data necessary but I'm really interested to see what we get back to see

a better understanding of our universe as a whole.

This is NASA's curious universe. Our Universe is a wild and wonderful place.

I'm Patty Boyd, and in this podcast, NASA is your tour guide.

NASA's soon-to-be-launched James Webb Space Telescope is such a fascinating mission

that we are dedicating four episodes of

Curious Universe to learning about its science, engineering, people, and launch.

This is part two of our web mini series, and we're talking about engineering.

Once it's out in orbit around the Sun, the James Webb Space Telescope is going to make incredible discoveries about planets, black holes, galaxies, and more.

But how do you design a telescope strong enough to face the harsh environment of space and send back revolutionary information about our universe?

Hi everyone, my name is Kenneth Harris. I am a satellite engineer on the James Webb Space Telescope.

Engineers like Kenneth were tasked with a tricky job.

Design and build a new telescope that will do all of the science we mentioned in our last episode.

Sounds simple, right?

Not quite. Scientists and engineers have spent years planning for the James Webb Space Telescope.

After all, this telescope has a very important role to play. So what is it? The James West Space Telescope. After all, this telescope has a very important role to play.

So what is it? The James Webb Space Telescope is basically a space observatory.

It's the size of a tennis court and so much amazing technology is put into this thing that

it's an amazing structure to see and to have worked on.

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