Space. JWST gets mid-December launch date (Jeff Foust, Space News)

Ariane 5 launch of JWST

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is now scheduled to launch Dec. 18 on an Ariane 5. Credit: ESA – D. Ducros

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is finally scheduled to launch Dec. 18 on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana after years of development delays.

NASA, the European Space Agency and Arianespace announced Sept. 8 that they had selected Dec. 18 as the formal targeted launch date for the giant space observatory. ESA is providing the launch as part of its contribution to the NASA-led mission in exchange for a share of observing time.

JWST gets mid-December launch date – SpaceNews

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