Ariane 5 Rolled Out For Dec. 25 JWST Launch Attempt

Ariane 5 rollout with James Webb Space Telescope.
Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket carrying the flagship James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was rolled out to launchpad ELA-3 at Guiana Space Center in French Guiana on Dec. 23 in preparation for liftoff at 7:20 a.m. EST on Dec. 25. More than two decades in development, the observatory is...

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