James Webb Telescope Launch Rocket 2021. The launch vehicle is part of the European contribution to the mission. The Ariane 5 is one of the worlds most reliable launch vehicles capable of delivering Webb to its destination in space.
The Ariane 5 rocket with NASAs James Webb Space Telescope on board is seen on the launch pad at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou French Guiana on Dec. Webb will solve mysteries in our solar system look beyond to distant worlds around other stars and probe the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it. The launch of the NASAESACSA James Webb Space Telescope Webb on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europes Spaceport in French Guiana is now planned for 31 October 2021.
The launch vehicle is part of the European contribution to the mission.
Successor to the Hubble telescope takes off on board rocket from ESAs launch base in French Guiana Last modified on Sat 25 Dec 2021 1011 EST The most ambitious costly robot probe ever built. Webbs launch date is set for December 24 2021 0720am EST 2021-12-24 1220 GMTUTC. An Ariane 5 rocket carrying the James Webb Space Telescope rolled out to the launch pad at Kourou French Guiana on Dec. Webb is scheduled for liftoff at 720 am EST Saturday Dec.