California Science Center Breaks Ground on Major Expansion
The California Science Center broke ground Wednesday on a new addition that will serve as a new, permanent home for the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Dubbed the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, the 200,000-square-foot addition is named for the late Samuel Oschin, an entrepreneur and philanthropist whose private foundation underwrites a number of medical, astronomical, artistic, and educational projects throughout greater Los Angeles.
Scientists and Engineers Prepare for New Views of the Cosmos
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will release its first, full-color images and spectroscopic data on 12 July 2022. The orbital telescope, designed primarily to conduct infrared astronomy, is the most powerful ever launched into space, and promises to dramatically broaden humankind’s understanding of the cosmos. The last six-months have seen the telescope’s mirrors aligned and its instruments calibrated to the space environment. This careful process—in conjunction with numerous, emergent technologies and extensive mission planning—has led up to the July debut, which promises to showcase the extent of the telescope’s capabilities.
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