Sunday, December 19, 2021

Photo of the Day: T-Minus 5 DAYS Till Hubble's Successor Takes Flight!

At Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is about to be encapsulated by the payload fairing of the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch the observatory beyond Earth orbit on December 24.
ESA - Manuel Pedoussaut

Webb Launch Confirmed for 24 December (News Release - December 18)

The James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for the target launch date of 24 December, at 12:20 GMT / 13:20 CET.

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 launch final readiness review will be held on Tuesday 21 December and, if successful, roll-out is planned for Wednesday 22 December.

Source: European Space Agency
Posted by Richard Par at 8:31 AM
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