NASA James Webb Space Telescope is Ready to Launch on Christmas EveHeres What to Expect – Tech Times

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch is now free from any additional delays, making it ready for its scheduled lift-off during Christmas Eve or on Dec. 24.

(Photo : Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)A full scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope sits on the National Mall outside the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum 10 May, 2007 in Washington, DC. The James Webb Space Telescope is a planned space infrared observatory, intended to be a significant improvement on the aging Hubble Space Telescope. It will be constructed and operated by NASA with help from ESA and CSA.

As per the report by CNET, the successor to the Hubble telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, is still to launch soon after numerous hiccups, which further delayed its lift-off to the end of 2021.

The observatory integration and test manager of the Webb telescope, Mark Voyton, said that the launch of the observatory "will be a significant life event."

He added that he will "be elated, of course, when this is successful." However, he noted that "it will also be a time of deep personal introspection."

The Webb Telescope is now scheduled to launch on the Europe Spaceport in French Guiana on Dec. 24 after NASA has already fixed its latest hiccup.

Last Dec. 15, according to the report by CNN, the launch of the Hubble telescope successor has been delayed yet again. Thus, Its Dec. 22 launch has been moved to Christmas eve.

It is to note that before the Dec. 22 schedule, it was slated to lift off on Dec. 18, but was pushed to a later date due to an accident, which occurred as technicians were trying to attach it to the Ariane 5 rocket.

(Photo : Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Engineers and technicians assemble the James Webb Space Telescope November 2, 2016 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The telescope, designed to be a large space-based observatory optimized for infrared wavelengths, will be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. It is scheduled to be launched in October 2018.

NASA disclosed in a press release that there was a "sudden, unplanned release of a clamp band" during the installation process. As a result, the whole Webb telescope, which cost a hefty $10 billion to develop, vibrated throughout its body.

The clamp band issue was eventually fixed last Dec. 11.

But another problem arises on Dec. 15, which concerns the communication system of the launch vehicle system and the James Webb Telescope itself.

Thus, further delaying thelaunch to Dec. 24 as NASAstill worked on the communication issues.

However, this time around, NASA announced that the James Webb Space Telescope is now ready for its launch on Christmas Eve.

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If you want to spend your Christmas eve lurking at the marvelous andlong-delayed James Webb Space Telescope. Here's how to watch its NASA launch.

First off, its lift-off is scheduled for Dec. 24 at 4:20 am. NASA TV is streaming the long-awaited long of the telescope online.

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