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Cosmic Dawn

2025-06-11 · 97 min · ★ 10.0

Documentary

For over three decades, NASA and an international team of scientists and engineers pushed the limits of technology, innovation, and perseverance to build and launch the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space observatory ever created. Cosmic Dawn brings audiences behind the scenes with the Webb film crew, and never-before-heard testimonies revealing the real story of how this telescope overcame all odds.

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Directors
James Tralie
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NASA
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United States of America
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Sophia RobertsSophia RobertsSelf
John MatherJohn MatherSelf
Paul GeithnerPaul GeithnerSelf
Mike MenzelMike MenzelSelf
Eric SmithEric SmithSelf
Amber StraughnSelf
Jane RigbyJane RigbySelf
Scott ActonScott ActonSelf
Begoña VilaBegoña VilaSelf
Lee FeinbergLee FeinbergSelf
Larkin CareyLarkin CareySelf
Bill OchsBill OchsSelf
Amy LoAmy LoSelf
Scott WilloughbyScott WilloughbySelf
Barbara MikulskiBarbara MikulskiSelf

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