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US Vice President, French President Visit NASA Headquarters

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron to NASA Headquarters in Washington Wednesday, where they participated in a working meeting and briefing by U.S. and French experts on U.S.-France cooperation in exploration, Earth, and space science.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron to NASA Headquarters in Washington Wednesday, where they participated in a working meeting and briefing by U.S. and French experts on U.S.-France cooperation in exploration, Earth, and space science.
  • U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Rick Spinrad also were in attendance.
  • It was an honor to host Vice President Harris and President Macron at NASA Headquarters, where they heard from some of the brightest minds from our two nations," said Nelson.
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James Webb Space Telescope, Built in Partnership with Northrop Grumman, Reveals New View of the Universe

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif., July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, built in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), revealed its first image, marking a new era of astronomical discovery.

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  • REDONDO BEACH, Calif., July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, built in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), revealed its first image, marking a new era of astronomical discovery.
  • As the most powerful space telescope in space, Webb also is the first space deployable telescope built to fit inside a rocket fairing.
  • Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built.
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NASA's Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfully

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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On March 11, the Webb team completed the stage of alignment known as " fine phasing ."

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  • On March 11, the Webb team completed the stage of alignment known as " fine phasing ."
  • The observatory is able to successfully gather light from distant objects and deliver it to its instruments without issue.
  • Although there are months to go before Webb ultimately delivers its new view of the cosmos, achieving this milestone means the team is confident that Webb's first-of-its-kind optical system is working as well as possible.
  • Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners at ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency.