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 …
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope – inside the Ariane 5 rocket it will ride to space – has arrived at its final location on Earth: the Arianespace ELA-3 launch complex at Europe's Spaceport located near Kourou, French Guiana. Webb is scheduled for liftoff at 7:20 am EST Saturday, Dec. 25. With Webb and its rocket securely on …
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has begun its stately rollout to the Arianespace ELA-3 launch complex at Europe's Spaceport located near Kourou, French Guiana. Arianespace and NASA will closely monitor the vitals of Webb and the Ariane 5 rocket during the nearly two-hour process. Webb is scheduled for liftoff at 7:20 am EST Saturday, Dec. …
NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and Arianespace confirmed a targeted launch date of Saturday, Dec. 25, for the James Webb Space Telescope. A 32-minute launch window opens at 7:20 a.m. EST in Kourou, French Guiana (9:20 a.m. GFT/12:20 UTC). An Ariane 5 rocket will lift off from Europe's Spaceport carrying NASA's next-generation space observatory. Related …
Update: 4:30 p.m. EST, Dec. 21, 2021: NASA and Arianespace successfully completed the Launch Readiness Review for the James Webb Space Telescope on Dec. 21. The team authorized the Ariane 5 rocket carrying Webb to rollout and the start of launch sequencing for the mission. However, due to adverse weather conditions at Europe's Spaceport in …
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has cleared its launch readiness review, and has been given the formal green light to proceed with final preparations for liftoff planned for Dec. 24. Additionally, Webb teams recently completed a comprehensive day of launch rehearsal that involved a joint effort between launch site crews in French Guiana, and Webb's …
The James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for the target launch date of Dec. 24, at 7:20 a.m. EST. Late yesterday, teams at the launch site successfully completed encapsulation of the observatory inside the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it to space. Webb's final launch readiness review will be held on Tuesday Dec. 21 …
NASA's newest X-ray observatory – the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, or IXPE – extended its boom successfully Dec. 15, giving IXPE the ability to see high-energy X-rays. The mission, which launched on Dec. 9, is one step closer to studying some of the most energetic and mysterious places in the universe in a new way. …
