James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Launched From Kourou Spaceport - NASA Broadcast

James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Launched From Kourou Spaceport - NASA Broadcast

An Ariane 5 rocket carrying the cutting-edge James Webb Space Telescope took off on Saturday from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, according to a NASA broadcast

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th December, 2021) An Ariane 5 rocket carrying the cutting-edge James Webb Space Telescope took off on Saturday from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, according to a NASA broadcast.

The launch took place at 12:21 GMT, with the carrier rocket now delivering the most powerful infrared telescope ever to the Earth orbit. The rocket's solid rocket booster has already separated.