SoylentNews
SoylentNews is people
https://soylentnews.org/

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:

Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "James Webb Space Telescope reaches launch pad for Christmas liftoff" - https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-rocket-rollout
3. "agency's website" - https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
4. "ESA launch kit" - https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/science/Webb-LaunchKit_EN.pdf
5. "Space science: The telescope that ate astronomy" - http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101027/full/4671028a.html
6. "JWST Primary Mirror Starting To Come Together" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=15/11/20/010243
7. "New Space Telescope's Giant Gold Mirror Unveiled (April 29th)" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/06/20/189240
8. "Telescope That 'Ate Astronomy' Is on Track to Surpass Hubble" - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/science/nasa-webb-space-telescope-hubble.html
9. "James Webb Space Telescope Vibration Testing Completed" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/03/30/017233
10. "Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Delayed to Spring 2019" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/10/01/186218
11. "Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Could be Further Delayed" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/12/07/0033207
12. "JWST: Too Big to Fail?" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/01/0127224
13. "GAO: James Webb Space Telescope Launch Date Likely Will be Delayed (Again)" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/03/2042225
14. "Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Delayed to May 2020, Could Exceed Budget Cap" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/27/1639210
15. "NASA Announces JWST Independent Review Board Members" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/12/2018248
16. "Screws and Washers Have Fallen Off JWST Amid Testing and Independent Review" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/05/04/1417231
17. "Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Delayed Again, This Time to March 2021, Cost at $9.66 Billion" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/06/28/0453238
18. "NASA Administrator at House Hearing: WFIRST Could be Delayed to Help Pay for JWST" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/07/27/1715238
19. "James Webb Passes Critical Mission Review for 2021 Launch, Final Testing Nearing Completion" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/07/08/0211217
20. "NASA Ominously Chooses Halloween 2021 to Launch Long-Delayed Space Telescope" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=20/07/19/220249
21. "The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's Next Great Observatory, Passes Final Ground Tests" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/08/28/2144207
22. "The James Webb Telescope has a Launch Date" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/09/09/0020244
23. "NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Passes Crucial Launch-Simulation Tests" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=20/10/08/0127257
24. "James Webb Telescope: Preparations Resume for December 22 Launch" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/11/30/1012239
25. "NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Fully Fueled for Launch" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/12/08/0851209
26. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=53001

printed from SoylentNews, JWST Launch Christmas Morning on 2024-10-11 08:21:38