After exhausting all its fuel and bringing Webb to speeds of approximately 16 thousand miles per hour, the main stage engine of the Ariane 5 has shut down and been jettisoned. The upper stage engine has ignited. It will burn for approximately 16 minutes, beginning Webb on its journey to its final orbit around the …
Telemetry from the James Webb Space Telescope has successfully been received at the Jupiter Control Center at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. A little more than two minutes after launch, the two solid rocket boosters on the Ariane 5 separated from the vehicle and then fell back into the ocean. Next, the fairing — which …
The boosters have ignited, and we have liftoff! The Ariane 5 launcher carrying NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched into space at 7:20 am EST from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Webb has completed internal checks. All ground stations and the spacecraft are go for launch. Spacecraft and launch engineers at the Jupiter Control Center at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana and at the Mission Operations Center at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, have confirmed that Webb is on internal battery and is …
Fueling for both the main and upper stages of the Ariane 5 rocket is now complete. In preparation for launch scheduled for no earlier than 7:20 am EST (9:20 am GFT). The cryogenic arms attached to the Ariane 5 are now supplying top-up fuel until liftoff. All systems are being continually measured to monitor the readiness …
Webb has been confirmed as being go for launch, and the countdown clock was started! With weather reports looking favorable, the team authorized fueling of the Ariane 5, which began at 3 am EST. Arianespace will measure winds at high altitude with the help of balloons to ensure absolute safety for the launch. Meanwhile the …
Both immediately after launch and over the following weeks, the James Webb Space telescope will pass through numerous milestones on its journey of approximately 1 million miles to its final orbit around the second Lagrange point, commonly known as L2. NASA has a detailed plan to deploy the Webb Space Telescope over a roughly two-week …
The latest weather forecast has arrived and we are still go for launch tomorrow! The target launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope is Dec. 25. A 32-minute launch window opens at 7:20 a.m. EST in Kourou, French Guiana (9:20 a.m. GFT/12:20 UTC).
Webb has been installed onto the Ariane 5 rocket in preparation for launch at 7:20 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. We asked Amber Straughn, Webb deputy project scientist for communications, to tell us how people can watch the launch live online – and how to join the worldwide virtual Webb launch watch …
Payloads: Low Temp Protein Crystal Growth (LT PCG): The crew retrieved the LT PCG sample container from the Freezer-Refrigerator Of STirling cycle (FROST), initiated the experiment, and then stowed the sample container back in FROST. The objective of the LT PCG investigation is to grow high quality protein crystals in microgravity. The crystals are returned …
