Tour of the James Webb Space Telescope
South Bay Chapter meeting in Redondo Beach on August 6
Come join us to see the assembly currently underway of the James Webb Space Telescope at the Northrop Grumman Space Park in Redondo Beach. The Webb Telescope is the successor to the Hubble Telescope and will be the most technologically advanced space telescope ever made and when completed. It is being developed through a collaboration of NASA and other foreign Space Agencies. With an estimated overall cost of 10 billion dollars, this will probably be the most expensive assembly item you will ever witness.
Currently, the Hubble Telescope travels 354 miles from earth and orbits around earth. The Webb Telescope will orbit the sun at a distance of just under 1 million miles from earth. Because the Webb will end up so far into space, and will have an advanced infrared telescope, it will be able to view galaxies never before seen.
In addition, we will tour Northrop’s interactive Aerospace in Motion Exhibit which displays the company’s past, present and future developments in aerospace.
Event Info
Monday, August 6, 2018
8:30am-8:45am: Registration & Networking
8:45am-10:15am: Meeting & Tour
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
Space Park – Redondo Beach
5470 Marine Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Click here for Driving Directions – Northrop Grumman Space Park.
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Must be a US citizen.
Registration closes at 7pm, Sunday, July 29
Free for A&D Forum members ($40 for non-members, $30 Early Bird until July 23). For more information and to register to attend go to http://adfsbaug18.eventbrite.com.
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The South Bay Chapter of The Aerospace & Defense Forum is sponsored by Moss Adams, California Manufacturing Technology Consulting, and InVista Associates.