James Webb Space Telescope Launch Moved To Dec. 18

JWST
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA, in consultation with Arianespace, has moved the planned launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) from Oct. 31 to Dec. 18. JWST will be launched atop a European Space Agency (ESA)- furnished Ariane 5 rocket. The new date will make JWST’s launch from the European spaceport...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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