The orbiting observatory is named for James Webb (right), NASA's
second administrator. He is best known for leading the Apollo
program. WST is an international collaboration between NASA, the
European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency
(CSA). The telescope is a successor to Hubble, but will feature
technological improvements and also will primary study the
universe the infrared. Hubble studies it at optical and ultra-
violet wavelengths.