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[Interview+] The Architect for JWST, Habitable Worlds Observatory and LIFE. Lee Feinberg
1 hour 28 minutes Posted Mar 10, 2026 at 4:18 am.
Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5MπŸ‘‰ My previous interview with Dr Lee Feinberg https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEaoHow's James Webb doing? What's the state of the Habitable Worlds Observatory and when can we realistically expect it to launch? What is the LIFE observatory and what new tech will it bring? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Lee Fienberg πŸ“œ Habitable Worlds Observatory's Concept and Technology Maturation: Initial Feasibility and Trade Space Exploration https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.1180300:00:00 Intro 00:02:54 Meet Lee Feinberg 00:03:39 State of JWST 00:13:28 Habitable Worlds Observatory 00:33:47 Finding planets vs Observing planets 00:43:28 Timeframe for HWO 00:58:12 LIFE Telescope 01:10:56 Quantum telescopes 01:21:51 Current obsessions 01:26:08 Final thoughts
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BONUS PART STARTS AT 01:10:56Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0R3ykUkxH5MπŸ‘‰ My previous interview with Dr Lee Feinberg https://youtu.be/eXchT7mtEaoHow's James Webb doing? What's the state of the Habitable Worlds Observatory and when can we realistically expect it to launch? What is the LIFE observatory and what new tech will it bring? Finding out in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Lee Fienberg πŸ“œ Habitable Worlds Observatory's Concept and Technology Maturation: Initial Feasibility and Trade Space Exploration https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.1180300:00:00 Intro 00:02:54 Meet Lee Feinberg 00:03:39 State of JWST 00:13:28 Habitable Worlds Observatory 00:33:47 Finding planets vs Observing planets 00:43:28 Timeframe for HWO 00:58:12 LIFE Telescope 01:10:56 Quantum telescopes 01:21:51 Current obsessions 01:26:08 Final thoughts