The James Webb Space Telescope. The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST) will be a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror.
The project is working to a 2018 launch date. Webb is an international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Applied Optics. Optics 2012.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0923506 Link to last year's class Syllabus Assigned homework Link to optical applets. Main Page - PESWiki. Physics 10, 001 - Spring 2006.