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...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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