KW51 Arianespace s Ariane 5 rocket launches with NASA s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, on Saturday, December 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 meters) primary mirror. The observatory will study every phase of cosmic history from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe. NASA WAX2021122605 BILLxINGALLS
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KW51 Arianespace s Ariane 5 rocket launches with NASA s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, on Saturday, December 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 meters) primary mirror. The observatory will study every phase of cosmic history from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe. NASA WAX2021122605 BILLxINGALLS
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