Hubble Telescope Launch Mission 2021. 25 2021The Webb space telescope will launch on an Ariane 5. Heres why it matters.
NASA is gearing up to launch the James Webb Space Telescope a device 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope capable of seeing ancient light from billions of years ago. James Webb Space Telescope finally set to launch on mission to explore the early universe. And also the trickiest mission to pull off.
Unlike the Hubble telescope which orbits a few hundred miles above the Earths surface and is relatively accessible for servicing missions the JWST will be located at what is called the L2 point.
Unlike the Hubble telescope which orbits a few hundred miles above the Earths surface and is relatively accessible for servicing missions the JWST will be located at what is called the L2 point. 11 2021 photo provided by the European Space Agency the NASA James Webb Space Telescope is mounted on top of the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it from Europes. Unlike the Hubble telescope which orbits a few hundred miles above the Earths surface and is relatively accessible for servicing missions the JWST will be located at what is called the L2 point a location about a million miles farther. The Hubble Space Telescope will still be NASAs primary visible light telescope after the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope JWST later this week experts at the space agency said.