Dec 23, 2021

Space Telescope Rolls Out to Launchpad!


 

"Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is rolled out to the launch pad, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at Europe’s Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope is a large infrared telescope with a 21.3 foot (6.5 meter) primary mirror. The observatory will study every phase of cosmic history—from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe."

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Launch is set for Christmas Day Morning! The launch window starts at 6:20 AM Central Time.

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