NASA says its new telescope is one of the most ambitious and complex missions it's ever attempted. The James Webb Space Telescope cost $10 billion and could transform our knowledge of the universe. A rocket is expected to launch the telescope next week and its optical system was built in Colorado by Ball Aerospace. Ball also helped repair Webb's predecessor, the Hubble telescope. We speak with Makenzie Lystrup, who is General Manager of Civil Space at Ball.
Telescope aims to transform our understanding of the universe
By Nell London