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Launch was at that time planned for 2007, but the launch date was pushed back many times (see table further down). In 2002, the project was renamed after NASA's second administrator (1961–1968), James E. Webb (1906–1992). [92] Webb led the agency during the Apollo program and established scientific research as a core NASA activity. [93]
May 2020 or later: planned launch date as of March 2018. [ 42 ] 30 March 2021: planned launch date as of June 2018. [ 33 ] 31 October 2021: planned launch date as of July 2020. [ 34 ] November 2021 or later: planned launch date as of June 2021. [ 35 ] 22 December 2021: planned launch date as of November 2021.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed primarily to conduct infrared astronomy. Its complex launch and commissioning process lasted from late 2021 until mid-2022. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) led JWST's development in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the ...
The successor to NASA and Europe’s Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope will launch on December 25 at 7:20 a.m. from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. NASA will ...
The James Webb Telescope successfully launched into space on December 25, ... It was originally meant to launch earlier in December but due to several setbacks, its departure was delayed.
The much-anticipated and much-delayed launch of the next-generation space telescope is now set for Saturday. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to launch on Christmas Day Skip to main content
Ariane flight VA256. Ariane flight VA256 was an Ariane 5 rocket flight that launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) into space on 25 December 2021. [3] It was 2021's final Ariane flight, its most valuable payload to date, and the 256th Ariane mission. The launch was described by NASA as "flawless" and "perfect".
Watch live as NASA, the European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency target Christmas Day for the launch of the massive James Webb Space Telescope.