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In a city that sees a never-ending stream of visitors
each day, it takes a lot for any newcomer to stand out.
But then this visitor is no ordinary guest.
I imagined it, but I never thought it would be this big.
It's spectacular.
Spectacular is this life-sized model
of the successor to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
It's home temporarily is New York City's Battery Park.
When I first came in and I saw it,
I thought it was a beehive because of the mirrors, how
it looks, and the colors.
Not exactly a beehive, but an attention grabber nonetheless.
What brings the model of the James Webb Space Telescope
to the Big Apple is the World Science Festival, nearly a week
of science learning not in the classrooms
but on the streets of New York.
If we can get kids excited about science, that's fantastic.
And if we get their parents excited,
that's even better because they then
help bring their kids to these kinds of events.
What is the point of this?
Here, people have a unique chance
to get up close and personal with a telescope that
looks like no other before it.
You've got to consider things differently
when you want to put things in space.
And that may end up looking very weird on Earth.
It's nice how the kids, and adults, and parents
see what it really looks like even though it's a model.
Sure it's only a model, but it's also
a great tool to show what's in the not too distant future.
It's wonderful.
Many tourists coming to New York,
so it's a great exposure for the program.
Just getting to know a little bit more about science
and a little bit about the new innovations around
you is really important.
I'm glad to see that there is still progress being made
and big projects being undertaken.
A bold project to extend our future vision
to the farthest frontiers of the universe.
Thanks for joining us on this special edition
of Behind the Webb.
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