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Thousands of scientists, engineers, and technicians from 14 countries, 29 U.S. states, and Washington, D.C. contributed to build, test, and integrate Webb.
Partners and Contributors
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International Collaboration
The James Webb Space Telescope is an international collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
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NASA: Overall responsibility for the Webb mission |
![]() | ESA: Provides the Near Infrared Spectrograph, Mid-Infrared Instrument Optics Assembly, and the Ariane Launch Vehicle |
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CSA: Provides the Fine Guidance Sensor/Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph |
Interactive Zoomable Map of Contributors
Full Text Listing Of Contributors
- CDA InterCorp Deerfield Beach FL
- Advocate in Manpower Management, Inc. (AIMM) Palm City, FL
- Geodetics Systems, inc. Melbourne, FL
- The Bechdon Company, inc. Upper Marlboro, MD
- National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD
- KBRWyle Greenbelt, MD
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD
- Jackson & Tull Greenbelt, MD
- Global Science & Technology, inc. Greenbelt, MD
- The Hammers Company, Inc. Greenbelt, MD
- Microtel LLC Greenbelt, MD
- Sierra Lobo, inc. Greenbelt, MD
- Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Greenbelt, MD
- TRAX International Corporation Greenbelt, MD
- TRAX International Corporation Las Vegas, NV
- Conceptual Analytics, LLC Glenn Dale, MD
- Genesis Engineering Solutions, Inc. Lanham, MD
- Science Systems and Application, inc. Lanham, MD
- University of Maryland College Park, MD
- ASRC Federal Beltsville, MD
- ASRC Federal Inuteq Beltsville, MD
- Lorr Company Beltsville, MD
- Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
- Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, MD
- Nightsky Systems, Inc. Baltimore, MD
- Nu-Tek Precision Optical Corp Aberdeen, MD
- NASA HQ Washington D.C.
- The Catholic University of America Washington D.C.
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Washington D.C.
- ADNET Systems, inc. Bethesda, MD
- Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Columbia, MD
- Geologics Corporation Alexandria, VA
- Leonardo S.P.A. Arlington, VA
- DXC Technology Tysons, VA
- BAE Systems, inc. Manassas, VA
- Science Application International Corporation Reston, VA
- NASA IV & V Facility Fairmont, WV
- Lester R. Summers, Inc. Ephrata, PA
- TE Connectivity Harrisburg, PA
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Ltd. Newark, DE
- Quantum Coating, Inc. Moorestown, NJ
- Valcor Engineering Corporation Springfield, NJ
- Kepco Inc. Flushing Queens, NY
- Epner Technology Brooklyn, NY
- Cobham Semiconductor Solutions Plainview, NY
- Cobham Semiconductor Solutions Colorado Springs, CO
- Data Device Corporation Bohemia, NY
- Data Device Corporation Poway, CA
- ZYGO Corporation Middlefield, CT
- Dynavac Hingham, MA
- Janis Research Company, LLC Woburn, MA
- Appli-Tec, inc. Salem, NH
- The Timken Company Keene, NH
- Optical Solutions Inc. Charlestown, NH
- Indium Corporation Utica, NY
- JPW Structural Contracting, Inc. Syracuse, NY
- ValveTech, inc. Phelps, NY
- Select Fabricators, inc. Canandaigua, NY
- Progressive Machine & Design Victor, NY
- L3Harris Technologies Rochester, NY
- Sigmadyne Rochester, NY
- Micro Instruments Corp Rochester, NY
- Viewpoint Systems, inc. Rochester, NY
- Precise Tool & Manufacturing Inc. Rochester, NY
- Triplex Industries, inc. Rochester, NY
- University of Rochester Rochester, NY
- MOOG INC. East Aurora, NY
- MOOG INC. Chatsworth, CA
- Keithley Instruments, A Tektronix Company Cleveland, OH
- NASA’s Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH
- Materion Corporation Elmore, OH
- Nelson Manufacturing Company Ottawa, OH
- Lake Shore Cryotronics, inc. Westerville, Ohio
- Titanium Brazing, inc. Columbus, OH
- ManTech Nexolve Corporation Huntsville, AL
- NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL
- General Dynamics Cullman, AL
- Southern Research Birmingham, AL
- The Boeing Company Chicago, IL
- Newark Element14 Chicago, IL
- Numerical Precision, LLC Wheeling, IL
- Air Mobility Command Scott Air Force Base, IL
- Ellsworth Adhesive Germantown, WI
- Multek – Sheldahl Brand Material Northfield, MN
- Minco Products, inc. Minneapolis, MN
- ION Corp. Eden Prairie, MN
- Emerson Electric St. Louis, MO
- Positronic Springfield, MO
- Linde Gas La Porte, TX
- Acute Technological Services, inc. Houston, TX
- MEI Technologies, inc. Houston, TX
- NASA’s Johnson Space Center Houston, TX
- Texas A&M University College Station, TX
- National Instrument Corporation Austin, TX
- Park Aerospace Corp. Newton, KS
- Belcan Government Services Albuquerque, NM
- SolAero Technologies Corp. Albuquerque, NM
- UTC Aerospace Systems Albuquerque, NM
- White Sands Missile Range White Sand, NM
- Blue Line Engineering Colorado Springs, CO
- SEAKR Engineering, inc. Centennial, CO
- Raytheon Company Aurora, CO
- Raytheon Company Goleta, CA
- EnerSys - ABSL Longmont, CO
- Ball Aerospace Boulder, CO
- Space Science Institute Boulder, CO
- Composite Technology Development, inc. Lafayette, CO
- Aero-Space Tooling and Machining Salt Lake City, UT
- Hexcel Salt Lake City, UT
- Quick Turn Circuit Salt Lake City, UT
- Space Dynamics Laboratory North Logan, UT
- Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) Magna, UT
- Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) Commerce, CA
- Materion Corporation Mining Site Topaz-Spor Mountains, Utah
- Honeywell Phoenix, AZ
- Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
- 4D Technology Tuscan, AZ
- Hextek Corporation Tuscan, AZ
- University of Arizona Tuscan, AZ
- Microchip Technology Inc. Chandler, AZ
- Microsemi Corporation Aliso Viejo, CA
- ATA Engineering, inc. San Diego, CA
- Quartus Engineering Incorporated San Diego, CA
- Newport Corporation Irvine, CA
- Magna Tool Inc. Cypress, CA
- Tayco Engineering, inc. Cypress, CA
- Alliance Spacesystems, LLC Los Alamitos, CA
- Aerofit, LLC Fullerton, CA
- Vacco Industries, Inc. South El Monte, CA
- Jar Machine & Fabrication Azusa, CA
- NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA
- Parsons Pasadena, CA
- Glenair, inc. Glendale, CA
- LA Gauge Company Sun Valley, CA
- NEO Technology Solutions Chatsworth, CA
- NEA Electronics, inc. Moorpark, CA
- Teledyne Imaging Sensors Camarillo, CA
- Tavis Corporation Mariposa, CA
- University of California, Davis Davis, CA
- Viavi Solution Inc. Santa Rosa, CA
- Coherent, inc. Richmond, CA
- Lockheed Martin Palo Alto, CA
- NASA’s AMES Research Center Mountain View, CA
- Synopsys, inc. Mountain View, CA
- Agilent Technology, inc. Santa Clara, CA
- Next Intent San Luis Obispo, CA
- Dow-Key Microwave Corp. Ventura, CA
- Minus K Technology Inglewood, CA
- Northrop Grumman Redondo Beach, CA
- Arconic Torrance, CA
- Smiths Interconnect Americans, inc. Costa Mesa, CA
- Precision Measurements and Instruments Corporation Corvallis, OR
- University of Idaho Moscow, ID
- University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI
- University of Hawaii Hilo, HI
- Global Scientific Technology, inc. Honolulu, HI
- ASRC HQ Barrow, AL
- Canadian Space Agency John H. Chapman Space Centre Longueuil, Québec, Canada
- Canadian Space Agency David-Florida Laboratory Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Honeywell Aerospace Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Honeywell Aerospace Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
- McGill University Montréal, Québec, Canada
- MDA, a MAXAR Company Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Université de Montréal Montréal, Québec, Canada
- University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- York University Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- ABB Québec City, Québec, Canada
- National Optics Institute (INO) Québec, Québec, Canada
- NRC Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Bishop’s University Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Saint Mary's University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana
- Europe Spatial Qualité Securité (E.S.Q.S) Kourou, French Guiana
- Airbus Defence and Space (CASA) Madrid, Spain
- Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Ottobrunn, Germany
- Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Friedrichshafen, Germany
- Airbus Defence and Space Limited Stevenage, U.K.
- Airbus Defence and Space Limited Portsmouth, U.K.
- Airbus Defence and Space S.A.U. Madrid, Spain
- Airbus Defence and Space SAS Les Mureaux, France
- Airbus Defence and Space SAS Toulouse, France
- AMOS Liège, Belgium
- Andersson & Sørensen Ishøj, Denmark
- APCO Technologies SA Aigle, Switzerland
- ArianeGroup GmbH Ottobrunn, Germany
- ArianeGroup SAS Les Mureaux, France
- Arianespace S.A.S Evry-Courcouronnes, France
- NOVA Optical Infrared Instrumentation Group Dwingeloo, Netherlands
- Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (AIP) Potsdam, Germany
- Belgian Science Policy Office Brussels, Belgium
- Cardiff University Cardiff, U.K.
- Carl Zeiss Optronics Oberkochen, Germany
- Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) Paris, France
- Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon (CRAL) Lyon, France
- Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) Paris France
- Centre Spatial de Liège (CSL) Angleur, Belgium
- Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) Madrid, Spain
- Chalmers Institute of Technology Onsala, Sweden
- Compagnie Maritime Nantaise - MN Nantes, France
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) Madrid, Spain
- Cranfield Precision Engineering Bedford, U.K.
- Cranfield University Cranfield, U.K.
- CRISA, an Airbus Defence and Space company Madrid, Spain
- Danish Space Board Copenhagen, Denmark
- Danish Space Research Institute Copenhagen, Denmark
- Département d’Astrophysique (DAp/AIM) Saclay, France
- ETH, Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics Zurich, Switzerland
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Bonn, Germany
- DTU Space the National Space Institute at Technical University of Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
- Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Dublin, Ireland
- EDS Engineering Ltd Chelmsford, U.K.
- Enterprise Ireland Dublin, Ireland
- European Space Agency/ESAC Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain
- European Space Agency/ESOC Darmstadt, Germany
- European Space Agency/ESTEC Noordwijk, Netherlands
- European Space Agency/Headquarters Paris, France
- Falck Schmidt ACE A/S Fredericia, Denmark
- Geneva Observatory Geneva, Switzerland
- Ghent University Ghent, Belgium
- HTG - Hyperschall Technologie Göttingen GmbH Bovenden, Germany
- IABG Ottobrunn, Germany
- IberEspacio Madrid, Spain
- INAF Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali Rome, Italy
- INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma Rome, Italy
- INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari Cagliari, Italy
- INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte Capodimonte, Italy
- INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Catania Catania, Italy
- INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Padova, Italy
- University of Reading, Infrared Multilayer Laboratory Reading, U.K.
- Innova Design Emsworth, U.K.
- Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP) Paris, France
- Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS) Orsay, France
- Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) Madrid, Spain
- Institut de Recherche sur les lois Fondamentales de l’Univers (IRFU) Saclay, France
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Stockholm, Sweden
- Laboratoire d’Études Spatiales et d’Instrumentation en Astrophysique (LESIA) Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) Marseille, France
- Laboratorio de Astrofisica y Fissica Fundamental Madrid, Spain
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Paris, France
- Leonardo S.P.A. Florence, Italy
- LIDAX Madrid, Spain
- Linde Gas Products Munich, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) Heidelberg, Germany
- MBDA Stevenage, U.K.
- Mersen Boostec Bazet, France
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Madrid, Spain
- Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) Dorking, U.K.
- National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) Rome, Italy
- Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA) Leiden, Netherlands
- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) The Hague, Netherlands
- Observatoire de Paris Meudon, France
- OIP Sensor Systems Oudenaarde, Belgium
- Paul Scherrer Institute Villigen, Switzerland
- Phoenix Optical Glass Ltd St Asaph, U.K.
- Physikalisches Institut Bern, Switzerland
- Phytron-Elektronik GmbH Gröbenzell, Germany
- Rockwell Collins Heidelberg, Germany
- RUAG Space AB Linköping, Sweden
- RUAG Space AB Gothenburg, Sweden
- RUAG Schweiz AG Zurich, Switzerland
- RUAG Schweiz AG Emmen, Switzerland
- RUAG Austria GmbH Vienna, Austria
- Safran REOSC Saint-Pierre-du-Perray, France
- STFC UK Astronomy Technology Centre Edinburgh, U.K.
- STFC RAL Space Didcot, U.K.
- SOGECLAIR Aerospace S.A.S Blagnac, France
- SONOVISION Aix-en-Provence, France
- Sonovision-ITEP Paris, France
- Spectrogon AB Stockholm, Sweden
- SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research Groningen, Netherlands
- UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Swindon, U.K.
- Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden
- Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) Guildford, U.K.
- Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA) Stockholm, Sweden
- Swiss Space Office Bern, Switzerland
- Syderal SA Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Tecan Weymout, U.K.
- Tekdata Interconnections Limited Stoke on Trent, U.K.
- Terma A/S Lystrup, Denmark
- Terma B.V. Leiden, Netherlands
- Terma GmbH Darmstadt, Germany
- Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG Backnang, Germany
- Thales Alenia Space Florence, Italy
- Thales Alenia Space Rome, Italy
- Thales Alenia Space Chieti, Italy
- Thales Alenia Space Milan, Italy
- Thales Alenia Space Varese, Italy
- Thales Alenia Space L’Aqulia, Italy
- Thales Alenia Space Turin, Italy
- Thales Alenia Space ETCA Charleroi, Belgium
- TNO/TPD Delft, Netherlands
- UK Space Agency Swindon, U.K.
- University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
- University of Cambridge Cambridge, U.K.
- University College London London, U.K.
- University of Cologne Cologne, Germany
- Durham University Durham, U.K.
- University of Exeter Exeter, U.K.
- University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
- University of Leicester Leicester, U.K.
- Leiden University Leiden, Netherlands
- KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium
- University of Oxford Oxford, U.K.
- W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH Pleinfeld, Germany
- W. L. Gore & Associates, (UK) Ltd. Dundee, U.K.