Who are the partners in the Webb project?
NASA is the lead partner in Webb, with significant contributions from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Northrop Grumman (NG) is the main NASA industrial contractor, responsible for building the optical telescope, spacecraft bus, and sunshield and preparing the observatory for launch. NGST is leading a team including three major sub-contractors: Ball Aerospace, ITT, and Alliant Techsystems (ATK). The three principal beryllium mirror subcontractors to Ball Aerospace are Tinsley Laboratories, Axsys Technologies, and Brush Wellman Inc.
