James Webb: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added media. Sep 24, 2026
Modified link of Web site: NCpedia - James Edwin Webb. Sep 18, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 23, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 03, 2025
Add new Web site: NBC News - Who was James Webb? Why do scientists want to rename the James Webb Space Telescope? Mar 08, 2025
Add new Web site: NASA - James E. Webb. Jun 07, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Astronautix - Webb, James E. Dec 23, 2023
Adjusted display. Aug 04, 2023
Interactive media added. Aug 04, 2023
Add new Web site: NCpedia - James Edwin Webb. Jul 29, 2023
Add new Web site: New Mexico Museum of Space History - James E. Webb. Jun 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Space.com - James Webb: Early NASA Visionary. Mar 22, 2023
Changed the title from “James Edwin Webb” to “James Webb” and revised the discussion of the James Webb Space Telescope. Jul 11, 2022
Material about the James Webb Space Telescope added. Sep 09, 2014
Add new Web site: NASA - Science - Who is James Webb? Jul 21, 2011
New article added. Sep 07, 2007
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