Nex-Gen Space Observatory

U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), right, answers a reporter's question, while NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver looks on at the Maryland Science Center, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 in Baltimore. A full size model of the James Webb Space Telescope is on display at the MSC through Oct. 26 as part of the recent Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) annual conference recently held in Baltimore. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)