Hometown Stories Episode 40 - Mission Complete: James Webb Space Telescope Director, and Pittsylvania County native, Gregory Robinson looks back on stellar career.
Hometown Stories Episode 40 - Mission Complete: James Webb Space Telescope Director, and Pittsylvania County native, Gregory Robinson looks back on stellar career.
The James Webb Space Telescope has given us some of the
clearest, deepest images of our universe yet.
Webb was many years, many hands and billions of dollars in the
making.
And at various points - it struggled.
In 2018, after almost three decades with NASA, Gregory
Robinson was tapped see the project through as Webb's program
director.
Born to a family of sharecroppers in segregated Pittsylvania
County, Virginia, Robinson's sights as a young man were set
not on the far reaches of our universe.
His journey to NASA and beyond has landed him on Time's List
of Most influential people of 2022.
As Webb's mission begins, Robinson's comes to a close.
About the Podcast
From hard-hitting to heartwarming, Hometown Stories will guide you through the Blue Ridge Mountains and into the heart of Virginia. Hometown Stories is a production of WDBJ7-TV based in Roanoke, Virginia.