The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has closed the book on the Space Shuttle program, which begs the question: what is the focal point now for space exploration? Is there a still an ongoing role for the International Space Station’s (ISS) to support NASA’s space research and exploration? Why ask these questions? Without the […]
James Webb Space Telescope: Hubble’s Successor in Space Exploration
A new space telescope is in development and construction by Northrop Grumman, called the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This new telescope is not a replacement for the Hubble, it is its successor. Unlike Hubble’s primary optical and ultraviolet light observations of space with some infrared ability, the JWST will use infrared as its primary […]