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JWST Launch Christmas Morning

posted by martyb on Saturday December 25 2021, @11:30AM   
from the this-time-for-sure! dept.

takyon writes:

James Webb Space Telescope reaches launch pad for Christmas liftoff

The James Webb Space Telescope is due to launch on Saturday (Dec. 25) during a 32-minute window that opens at 7:20 a.m. EST (1220 GMT). The massive observatory will blast off from Kourou, French Guiana, atop an Ariane 5 rocket operated by European launch provider Arianespace. You can watch launch coverage live at Space.com beginning at 6 a.m. EST (1100 GMT) courtesy of NASA or you can watch directly at the agency's website.

ESA launch kit (PDF).

Previously:

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Space science: The telescope that ate astronomy
JWST Primary Mirror Starting To Come Together
New Space Telescope's Giant Gold Mirror Unveiled (April 29th)
Telescope That 'Ate Astronomy' Is on Track to Surpass Hubble
James Webb Space Telescope Vibration Testing Completed
Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Delayed to Spring 2019
Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Could be Further Delayed
JWST: Too Big to Fail?
GAO: James Webb Space Telescope Launch Date Likely Will be Delayed (Again)
Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Delayed to May 2020, Could Exceed Budget Cap
NASA Announces JWST Independent Review Board Members
Screws and Washers Have Fallen Off JWST Amid Testing and Independent Review
Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Delayed Again, This Time to March 2021, Cost at $9.66 Billion
NASA Administrator at House Hearing: WFIRST Could be Delayed to Help Pay for JWST
James Webb Passes Critical Mission Review for 2021 Launch, Final Testing Nearing Completion
NASA Ominously Chooses Halloween 2021 to Launch Long-Delayed Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's Next Great Observatory, Passes Final Ground Tests
The James Webb Telescope has a Launch Date
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Passes Crucial Launch-Simulation Tests
James Webb Telescope: Preparations Resume for December 22 Launch
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Fully Fueled for Launch

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Original Submission

• James Webb was a homophobe James Webb was a homophobe (Score: 0, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @02:23AM (4 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @02:23AM (#1207884)

  I thought soylentnews supported diversity equity and inclusion.

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• Re:James Webb was a homophobe (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @02:52AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @02:52AM (#1207887)

  Ok Jew.

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• From Wikipedia (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @03:49AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @03:49AM (#1207894)

  In March 2021, a commentary in Scientific American urged NASA to rename the James Webb Space Telescope, alleging that Webb had been complicit in the State Department's purge of LGBTQ individuals from the federal workforce.[23][24] In July 2021, a related telescope renaming article appeared in the journal Nature.[25][26] Scientists who opposed naming the telescope in Webb's honor pointed to the case of NASA budget analyst Clifford Norton, who in 1963 was accused of homosexual behavior, arrested and fired, with NASA calling his suspected conduct "immoral, indecent, and disgraceful". While critics argued that it would have been difficult for Webb not to be aware of these proceedings, direct evidence did not come to light.[27] Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi wrote an article saying that the initial accusations that Webb was part of the Lavender Scare were based on a quote attributed to Webb which he never said, and that there is little to no evidence Webb took part in anti-gay discrimination.[27] On September 30, 2021, NASA announced that it would keep the JWST name after running an investigation and finding "no evidence at this time that warrants changing the name".

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Webb [wikipedia.org]

  TL;DR Someone put words in his mouth and then used that and the actions of others to accuse him.

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• Re:James Webb was a homophobe Re:James Webb was a homophobe (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @05:48AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @05:48AM (#1207904)

  What is this, 6 degrees of cancel culture? Why is it SN's fault for reporting on a thing named after a guy who may have said something that had nothing to do with the thing

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  • Re:James Webb was a homophobe (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @03:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 26 2021, @03:52PM (#1207930)

    OP is obviously mocking the SJW menace.

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