James Webb Space Telescope Full-Scale Model Coming to COSPAR
Meeting in Montreal Goddard Space Flight Center Release No.
08-66 GREENBELT, Md. -- The full-scale model of the James Webb
Space Telescope resumes its world tour with a stop in Montreal.
The model will be on display July 13 through 20 in conjunction
with the 37th Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific
Assembly. The model’s last public appearance was in Dublin,
Ireland, where scientists, school children, media and the
general public had the rare opportunity to view this tennis
court-sized space observatory model up-close and learn about its
mission. Over the last three years, the model has been displayed
at similar events in Washington, D.C.; Rochester, N.Y.;
Greenbelt, Md.; Paris, France; and Colorado Springs, Colo.
COSPAR, the Canadian Space Agency, and National Research Council
Canada are sponsoring the model’s outdoor display at the Place
des Vestiges in conjunction with the conference at le Palais des
Congrès de Montréal. The conference