Meet Nestor | FGS/NIRISS Instrument Scientist Behind NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

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Webb instrument scientists talk about their career journey and Webb first images:

Dr. Nestor Espinoza explains the Fine Guidance Sensor/Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS/NIRISS) instrument aboard NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope can see near-infrared light. He shares his journey to become a scientist and helpful things to know if you want to pursue a career in STEM, too. Nestor is an astrophysicist currently working at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.

Credits:
• Subject Matter Expert: Nestor Espinoza
• Executive Producer: Natasha Pinol
• Producer: James Ryan
• Editor: James Ryan
• Advisors: Katherine Brown, Rachel Power, Liz Landau, Alise Fisher, Denise Davis-Konopka
• Images Credit: NASA
• B-roll Credit: NASA’s Science Visualization Studio

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