By NASA
December 23, 2021
Arianespaces Ariane 5 rocket with NASAs James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is rolled out to the launch pad, Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Europes Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope (often called JWST or Webb) is a big infrared telescope with a 21.3 foot (6.5 meter) primary mirror.
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope– inside the Ariane 5 rocket it will ride to area– has actually shown up at its last place on Earth: the Arianespace ELA-3 launch complex at Europes Spaceport situated near Kourou, French Guiana. With Webb and its rocket securely on the pad, the group will run electrical diagnostics to ensure all lights are green for launch.
