Here are some of the links I promised.
Please come to our next hangout "Exoplanets and Life in the Universe" on Tuesday, Dec 11th:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cbj0une7c05hvn4knouc79pb49g
Dr. Sara Seager:
http://seagerexoplanets.mit.edu/biography.htm
Paper on NRO space telescopes. Includes basic design and some science use cases:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1210.7809
NASA Flikr stream on the mirrors:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/8169594876/in/set-72157631620904885/
Also a video on mirror delivery:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/news/mirror-arrival-vid.html
Here's our new g+ community:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109849939648748938781
Please contribute, we'd love to hear from you.