Genesis: Save the James Webb Space Telescope [Milky Way Musings, S01E03]

You can save the James Webb Space Telescope! (1) 'Like' the fan page at https://www.facebook.com/SaveJWST (2) Contact your congressional representative (if you are a US citizen) at http://aas.org/policy/aas.bios.html (3) Sign the petition (if you are a US citizen) at http://www.change.org/petitions/do-not-cancel-funding-for-the-james-webb-spac... (4) Spread the word by sharing this video on Facebook (http://goo.gl/nHF5n), and Twitter (http://goo.gl/WLwh1)

This video is my submission for the Save The James Webb Telescope video competition: http://savethistelescope.blogspot.com/2011/09/whyjwst-video-competition.html

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- Music by Marko Pandza

- Visual Effects by Toby Sutherland

- Public domain video courtesy of NASA; Goddard Space Flight Center; National Center for Supercomputing Applications; and Advanced Visualization Laboratory. Public domain imagery courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

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[Aanthanur]

meanwhile Children in Somalia are starving.

[callumCGLP]

@Aanthanur You say that as if the funds thus liberated from cancelling the JWST would go towards alleviating starvation in Somalia. Such an argument is a false dichotomy.

[NielsC68]

"I believe there comes a time when every civilization must re evaluate its priorities, and I believe that time is now."

<3 Amen to that my friend.

[claton95]

Did this make it through congress?

[lthammox]

I love your videos, Callum. Your talent is indeed worthy of bringing the great Carl out to new generations. However, your voice work needs some guidance. I'm a director, and I suggest you ally yourself with an actor or a voice coach. It's a shame that your brilliant scripts disappear in mumbling. Sorry...

[PifflePrattle]

Well I'm just an inferior alien (i.e. not one of the master race aka US citizen), and in a very anti american mood right now, something to do with a dislike of fascism. Anyhow good luck to that increasingly small band of US people who are not in thrall to the fucking far right, religious or otherwise, who are campaigning to keep the JWT.

[claton95]

Who do we elect to congress in 2012 to save the James Webb?

[SIDWULF]

Humanity will be empowered by the answers to which the James Webb Space Telescope will seek. Let us make firm intellectual investments on the future without being consumed by the problems of today.

Please write to your congress men, show your support if you truely belive you want to help JWST.

[nfhslugger]

@Aanthanur "There are two ways to make the world a better place: You can decrease the suck or you can increase the awesome" -Hank Green

This is how we increase the awesome.

Interestingly enough, he too was talking about the JWST

[PiskieBenWa]

Could not agree more.

[D1kk0p]

dude it's a good video but please read the script again without making every sentence sound ridiculous because of where you put the emphasis

[dezertmiragez]

i can't stand the way this guy is reading the script. he emphasizes every other word

[Brygelsmack]

If I were rich like a motherfucker I would pich in with a lot of money for this project. However I'm not, so I guess I just have to hope Washington get their heads out of their asses.

[endthedisease]

Sadly I think most Americans would rather spend that money on bombs and guns to protect us from the terrorist.

[sketch2k]

@s4m5on A global awakening to this fact is finally happening. Help spread the word and the word of Love. This Earth, if we go about it wisely, has abundance for all. There are no 'enemies' ... sure, each culture / country etc. has a few bad apples but we must not let that spoil everything for ... everyone.

Right now the U.S.A. is trying to start a war with Iran and it must not be permitted. It is unjust, and illogical. We must stop WWIII before we investigate space. I'm sorry :(

[duguder]

I guess we should save it but lets fucken learn from it and not the do the SLS. This is rocket science which means it is an art. Apple works because its product is simple and most importantly it work. SLS is so complicate with so much powers and w history of rocketry it probably have 50% chance on going to Mars. We need to send up a lot of little Webb or Hubble and assemble the image in space. The hundred launch is a lot more perfect that the first few.

[fieryelf]

A few centuries back, Religion was slowing down scientific development... Now the military/war is slowing down our quest for knowledge. Sigh...

[s4m5on]

the world is so shit. we as humans have so much potential but instead of us just joining hands and helping each other out we start wars for resources and religion which takes money from research and wastes it a way on war and this isnt just the states im talking about almost every country does that its pathetic. Its amazing we got this far with all the squabbling going on

[VegsoulWhiteWolf]

Is there something people from outside the US can do to help?

[deedubya286]

@Aanthanur The problem is we've always had problems to solve on this planet and always will. If we decided to solve every problem before moving forward we would still be living in caves.  Also, someone would be complaining about the guy 3 caves down who is wasting his time working on some damn thing he calls "a wheel" while there are people starving in the next valley.

One of the things we "waste" our money on today may solve some of the problems of tomorrow but we don't know which one yet.

[xdassinx]

With the shutdown of Tevatron. The James Webb would be an ideal way for the US to continue to contribute to the scientific community.

[mashyouup]

Beautiful video. Carl would be so proud to see you carry on his work!

[MarkArandjus]

@Flerndip22 Actually, a protest that's far more relevant to this is Occupy Freedom Plaza that started Oct 6th, protesters are saying they will not leave until the wars are ended, the troops are home and the money redirected back home to the US.

[MrSupercat9]

@Aanthanur i don't see why this comment was voted down so much. it's true. a small fraction of the military budget would do wonders for Somalia. A fucking TRILLION dollars?!?! No wonder we are in an economic crisis. Who the hell lowers taxes while being in two wars? George W. Bush! That's who! (idiot)

[TheQuarkspace]

The reason Somali children are starving is that their parents are uneducated and ignorant, we are not because we have strived to be educated and less ignorant and the web telescope is our next step, or do we go back to the dark ages in religious ignorance.

[rriverstone1]

I "liked" them.