Webb Videos

Each of the videos below is a PLAYLIST of multiple videos - Click the 3 bar MENU icon in the upper right to access the list of videos on the topic mentioned.

This Webby Award nominated video captures the the harrowing 29 days following liftoff. Thousands of parts must work correctly, in sequence, to unfold Webb and put it in its final configuration, all while it flies through the expanse of space alone, to a destination nearly one million miles away.

Webby Award Nominated - Elements of Webb explores why engineers chose to use different materials on the James Webb Space Telescope. Webb towers three stories tall, and has a tennis court sized sunshield and is twice the size of the Hubble Space Telescope, yet Webb is half Hubble’s weight. Why? Engineers precisely chose the right materials.

Short videos that quickly cover key Webb events and topics.

From 2011-2016, Mary Estacion hosted these “Behind the Webb” videos, where she took you behind the scenes to watch the construction and testing of the James Webb Space Telescope, and talk to the people around the country who made it work.