NASA’s much-awaited next-generation space telescope is finally ready to launch just as soon as the weather cooperates.
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- The James Webb Space Telescope folded up for launch before it was encapsulated in the fairing of an Ariane 5 rocket.
- NASA’s much-awaited next-generation space telescope is finally ready to launch — just as soon as the weather cooperates.
- The James Webb Space Telescope , also known as JWST or Webb, has been in the works for decades.
- Live updates: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launchRelated: How the James Webb Space Telescope works in picturesScientists have been anticipating JWST’s revolutionary view on the cosmos for years.
- “The James Webb Space Telescope is an Apollo moment for all of NASA, for the entire world, but especially for our science programs worldwide,” Zurbuchen said.