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STP105 - An Update On JWST - with Mark McCaughrean of ESA - PLUS - Emily's Artemis-1 Adventure

Season 1, Ep. 105

This week we welcome back ESA senior Science and Exploration advisor Mark McCaughrean to give us an update on all things JWST. 


Mark McCaughrean:

https://markmccaughrean.net/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/markmccaughrean


Webb Space Telescope: 

https://webb.nasa.gov/

https://twitter.com/NASAWebb


Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp105-an-update-on-jwst-with-mark-mccaughrean-of-esa-plus-emilys-artemis-1-adventure

Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guest, plus videos of any launches.


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