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The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, is the greatest telescope ever constructed. But between ballooning budgets, a decade and a half of launch delays, and a huge controversy over the name; getting this thing into space was a nightmare.
Nick Lucid Host, Writer, Editor, Animator
Em Lucid Producer
Thanks to Mr. Beat for the cameo:
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
Lagrange Points:
• The Most Useful Places in an Orbit | ...
"Bowling Ball in a Boat" Paradox:
• The "Bowling Ball in a Boat" Paradox
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Real Engineering on JWST:
• The Insane Engineering of James Webb ...
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SOURCES
NASA's Report on James Webb:
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...
JWST History:
https://www.stsci.edu/files/live/site...
https://www.stsci.edu/jwst/aboutjwst...
https://webbtelescope.org/news/milest...
https://www.planetary.org/articles/co...
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao18273
James Webb History:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...
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https://www.thestranger.com/blogs/201...
https://web.archive.org/web/201506140...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/docum...
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https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us...
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LINKS TO COMMENTS
• The "Bowling Ball in a Boat" Paradox
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JWST BRoll and Simulations:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13521
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20358
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14016
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13375
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https://www.nasa.gov/imagefeature/go...
Space Race Clips:
• 50th Anniversary: Freedom 7
• Mercury Mission Control Center
• Astronauts Number 1
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TIME CODES
00:00 Cold Open
00:39 Brainstorming JWST
02:06 Budget Problems
03:44 Launch Delays
05:03 Named after James Webb
05:33 Inflammatory Quote
06:13 Origin of Misinformation
07:22 Mr. Beat on the State Department
09:02 James Webb as the Deputy Secretary
09:49 The Lavender Scare
11:30 James Webb's Involvement
12:25 Executive Order 10450
13:06 Summary
13:55 Nebula Ad
14:15 Outro
15:24 Featured Comment