# James Webb Space Telescope (B)

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/james-webb-space-telescope-b/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/james-webb-space-telescope-(b)/James%20Webb%20Space%20Telescope%20(B).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/james-webb-space-telescope-(b)/James%20Webb%20Space%20Telescope%20(B).glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) will be a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror. The telescope will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in October of 2018. JWST will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It will \[…\]