Social Media Shorts: What Does it Take to Film Webb? @NASAWebbTelescope

Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

The NASA Webb Public Outreach media team regularly documents the telescope's progress alongside engineers and technicians. The footage serves to inform managers of the daily developments and tell stories about the mission as a whole. Once in a while, the producers have a chance to bring in additional lights and equipment into the cleanroom. Contamination control specialists cleaned each new piece of equipment and the video/photo crew worked late into the night in the few hours between shifts. This video shoot celebrates the work dedicated to fully integrating the Webb telescope.

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Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Producer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Director
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Lead Videographer
Michael Starobin (KBRwyle): Videographer
Michael P. Menzel (AIMM): Videographer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Video Editor

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