Webb Space Telescope Status 2021. After decades of planning engineering many delays and some controversy its finally happening. Jody AmietAFP via Getty Images.
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope launched on quest to behold light from the first stars Posted 9h ago 9 hours ago Sat 25 Dec 2021 at 740pm updated 5h ago 5 hours ago Sat 25 Dec 2021 at 1156pm. NASAs James Webb Space Telescope the agencys successor to the famous Hubble telescope is scheduled to launch no earlier than Dec. An Ariane 5 rocket with the James Webb space telescope on board launches from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou French Guiana.
Eastern time on Saturday from a European-managed spaceport in French Guiana on the coast of South America.
The telescope was mated with the Ariane-5 rocket and rolled out on the launch pad. The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch at 720 am. The telescope was mated with the Ariane-5 rocket and rolled out on the launch pad. Reuters After a decade-long delay cost overruns and technical snags the James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch from Europes Spaceport in French Guiana on Saturday.