Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Joel Green, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  The James Webb Space Telescope.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce.  This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com.  Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm.  Please note that audio and transition issues are a result of copying the John Batchelor broadcast & are not within my control as they originate in the Batchelor studio.

John Batchelor and I welcomed Dr. Joel Green regarding the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).  You can find out more about the JWST at www.webbtelescope.org.  Dr. Green talked about the 2018 launch for the JWST on an Arianne 5 rocket. We also discussed the steps the telescope was now going through and would be going through up until launch to make sure it was ready with all systems working.  In response to our questions, Dr. Green talked about the JWST capabilities, being able to view the first starlight (he explained that) and going further back in time than ever before.  John asked our guest about the delays.  As you will hear, inventing the new and varied technologies needed for JWST took time and money.  Dr. Green focused in on the telescope mirror which is very unusual in design and the largest ever telescope mirror. You can watch videos about the mirror and some of he advanced technology used on the telescope at http://webbtelescope.org/videos/behind_the_webb.  Other topics included the other instruments on board the telescope, viewing in infrared and what is then done with the photos for us to see the images.  As our double segment program was ending, we talked about JWST viewing object in harmony with Hubble, 3D viewing and related topics.  You can learn more about the Hubble Space Telescope at www.hubblesite.org.

You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Joel Green  through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.