NASA forced to delay James Webb launch due to weather

NASA is setting a new launch date for its James Webb telescope. Takeoff is now set for December 25th.

The James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to launch after 14 long years of development. NASA has given the green light to the launch, which was originally scheduled to launch on December 24th. Unfortunately, bad weather forced the US space agency to once again postpone the operation. James Webb is due to take off from the Guyana Space Station aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket on December 25, from 13:20 to 13:52 French time.

NASA sets new launch date for James Webb Space Telescope

In any case, the James Webb telescope has never been so close to begin its long journey to its destination. The launch has already been delayed several times for a variety of reasons – for example, NASA wanted to launch it in October after a development delay due to the pandemic, but the agency ultimately admitted that the telescope would not be ready sooner. December -.

Takeoff is scheduled for December 25th.

NASA (and its partners, the European and Canadian space agencies) then decided on a December 18 launch window before pushing it back to December 22. The team in charge of the James Webb project took more time to inspect the telescope and make sure nothing was damaged during the testing incident. The launch was then pushed back to December 24 due to communication problems between the telescope and the Ariane 5 rocket. This time, NASA held a press conference to confirm that the telescope was finally ready for takeoff before officially announcing the new date. And the last one for today.

Once the James Webb telescope is placed in its orbit near the L2 Lagrange point of our solar system, researchers around the world will be able to use it to observe some of the oldest galaxies, study black holes and study the habitability of this or that exoplanet.