Summary
The James Webb Telescope stirs imaginations with vivid photos of distant galaxies. This documentary tracks its historic journey from inception to launch.
The James Webb Telescope stirs imaginations with vivid photos of distant galaxies. This documentary tracks its historic journey from inception to launch.
Completing a four-part documentary series about quests to expand human knowledge – previous episodes have covered the mysteries of the Ancient Egyptians, the prospect of artificial intelligence being used in military contexts, and an archaeological discovery shedding new light on humans’ evolutionary ancestors – is a film about Nasa’s mission to launch the James Webb Space Telescope. The work of engineers and scientists is followed as a billion-dollar piece of kit is created – since its launch it’s provided stunning images telling us more about black holes, galaxies, planets outside our solar system and how the universe looked soon after the Big Bang.
role | name |
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Self - President of the United States | Joe Biden |
Self - Astrophysicist at NASA | Amber Straughn |
Self - Head of Science Programs NASA | Thomas Zurbuchen |
Self - Science Visuals Developer | Alyssa Pagan |
Self - Astrophysicist | Becky Smethurst |
Self - Spacecraft Engineer | Scarlin Hernandez |
Self - Lead Engineer | Mike Menzel |
Self - Astrophysicist | Javier Alvarez Marquez |
Self - James Webb Project Scientist | Klaus Pontoppidan |
Self - Astrophysicist | Dan Coe |
role | name |
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Director | Shai Gal |
Producer | Nell Constantinople |
Producer | Leah van der Werff |
Composer | Gil Talmi |