| The James Webb Space Telescope: Observatory status and overview of early science within the GTO and ERS programs |
| Jeroen Bouwman |
| Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany |
| With 2 years to go before launch, the JWST instruments and early science programs are now ready. I will give an overview of the the capabilities of the JWST observatory and the status of the mission. I will further discuss early science which will be done with JWST within the GTO and ERS programs. |