James Webb Space Telescope Launch (NHQ202112250022).jpg

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English: Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket launches with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, from the ELA-3 Launch Zone of Europe’s Spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) is a large infrared telescope with a 21.3 foot (6.5 meter) primarymirror. The observatory will study every phase of cosmic history—from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Chris Gunn)

Español: Ariane 5 despega con el telescopio espacial James Webb.

Date

25 December 2021, 09:19:49

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NASA/Chris Gunn

Chris Gunn

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Headline	James Webb Space Telescope Launch
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Copyright holder	(NASA/Chris Gunn)For copyright and restrictions refer to - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html
Image title	Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket launches with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, from the ELA-3 Launch Zone of Europe’s Spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) is a large infrared telescope with a 21.3 foot (6.5 meter) primarymirror. The observatory will study every phase of cosmic history—from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Chris Gunn)
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Keywords	Ariane 5 Arianespace Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) ESA (European Space Agency) French Guiana Guiana Space Center James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Kourou Launch NASA Northrop Grumman
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Ariane flight VA256

James Webb Space Telescope

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Ariane flight VA256

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25 December 2021

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Nikon D4S

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6.3

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70 millimetre

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100

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