Engineering the James Webb Space Telescope
Lessons for the Next Generation of Flagship Space Missions
Jonathan W. Arenberg
Chief Mission Architect for Science and Robotic Exploration
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Fellow
Former Chief Engineer for the James Webb Space Telescope
Sponsored by PSW Science Member AC Charania
About the Lecture
The lecture will discuss the engineering and construction of the James Webb Space Telescope, the technical and organizational challenges involved in creating and testing a uniquely complex deployable observatory, and the lessons learned from that work. The lecture will also consider how those lessons can be applied to future flagship missions that require order-of-magnitude advances in technology, performance and complexity.
About the Speaker
Dr. Arenberg’s work has focused on the architecture, engineering, integration, manufacture, testing and verification of advanced space observatories and robotic scientific missions. His career has included major roles in the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as work on starshade technology, future space telescopes and mission architectures requiring major advances in precision, deployment, reliability and systems integration.