Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM
Monday, March 1, 2010 / 3:30 PM, Building 3 Auditorium
Phil Sabelhaus
"James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) - Overview and Status"
ABSTRACT -- The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project office at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is responsible for the development, launch, flight and science operations for the James Webb Space Telescope. The JWST project is currently in its development phase with launch scheduled for June 2014. The project is a partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). This talk will provide an overview and the latest status of the JWST mission.
SPEAKER -- Mr. Sabelhaus graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1978. He came to work at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)/NASA after graduation in the Instrument Systems Analysis Branch, where he performed structural analysis on spacecraft instruments. In 1981, Mr. Sabelhaus went to work as the Launch Vehicle Integration Manager for GTE Spacenet Corporation. During this time, he successfully managed the launch vehicle integration activities for three Communication Satellites launched on Ariane Launch Vehicles from French Guinea, South America. He returned to GSFC/NASA in the summer of 1985 to work on the NASA Space Station Program. In 1989, he joined the Flight Programs and Projects Directorate at the GSFC/NASA, Code 400. Since then, Mr Sabelhaus has served a Deputy Project Manager, Project Manager and Program Manager in the FPPD and is currently the Associate Director for the James Webb Space Telescope Project. He led the teams that successfully launched the TOM-EP, Landsat 7 and the EOS Aqua satellites. Mr. Sabelhaus was born in August 1954, in Manhattan, Kansas; but is a life long resident of Maryland. He is married and has two daughters.