April 16, 2024

‘It’s truly Christmas’: James Webb Space Telescope’s yuletide launch has NASA overjoyed

The James Webb Space Telescope released early Christmas morning on an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from Europes Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. (Image credit: NASA TELEVISION) Image 4 of 6Launch teams keep track of the countdown to the launch of Arianespaces Ariane 5 rocket bring NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in the Jupiter Center at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) Image 5 of 6Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespaces Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in the Jupiter Center at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.

The James Webb Space Telescope launched early Christmas early morning on an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from Europes Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. (Image credit: NASA TELEVISION) Image 4 of 6Launch groups monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespaces Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in the Jupiter Center at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) Image 5 of 6Launch groups keep an eye on the countdown to the launch of Arianespaces Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in the Jupiter Center at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) Image 6 of 6NASAs James Webb Space Telescope deploys its solar range after separating from its Ariane 5 rocket following its launch on Dec. 25, 2021.” The James Webb Space Telescope is the most complicated astronomy space mission ever developed.