James Webb Space Telescope News

INSTG8R · Dec 19, 2021

I have waited so long for this to be put into service. I can’t wait to see what it can do. I’m glad it’s finally almost ready

Space Lynx · Dec 19, 2021

xrobwx71 said:
Rescheduled for the 24th. https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html

I hope we wake up to a good Christmas present! I'm so scared the rocket is going to fail... the way the world is going, it just would be the final shit show icing on the cake... sigh

I am hopeful though, if anyone can give humanity redemptions its the astronomical sciences. It's be that way for many decades now, the rally of Hope itself always centering around this stuff, and I think that is because deep down we truly are self-aware entities and astronomical observances enhance this state of existence.

lexluthermiester · Dec 20, 2021

lynx29 said:
I hope we wake up to a good Christmas present!

To be fair, it will take several months for the JWT to get into it's orbital position and get fully deployed.

lynx29 said:
I'm so scared the rocket is going to fail...

I think EVERYONE is right there with you.

INSTG8R · Dec 20, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
I think EVERYONE is right there with you.

Indeed! I’ve been excited about this telescope since it was announced over 20 years ago…

qubit · Dec 20, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
I think EVERYONE is right there with you.

INSTG8R said:
Indeed! I’ve been excited about this telescope since it was announced over 20 years ago…

+1 to both of you. It will be the Hubble on steroids.

Fun fact: some galaxies are so faint, that only one photon hits the detector at a time! Yup, there's literally nothing there to see in realtime so the picture has to be built up by having the telescope stare at it for long enough. That's some technical feat, I tell you. :cool:

Space Lynx · Dec 20, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
To be fair, it will take several months for the JWT to get into it's orbital position and get fully deployed.

I think EVERYONE is right there with you.

the Christmas present is implied as being the rocket not blowing up and it actually makes it it to where its flying to. and the way the world is going, honestly I won't be surprised if some Starlink satellite accidently hits it and was tracked wrong and it all ends cause of our basic hubris thinking we could put thousands of satellites into orbit, not to mention all the stuff that has been blown up in orbit, some things I am sure can't be tracked from those... sigh, humanity...

lexluthermiester · Dec 20, 2021

lynx29 said:
I won't be surprised if some Starlink satellite accidently hits it and was tracked wrong and it all ends cause of our basic hubris thinking we could put thousands of satellites into orbit

Not going to happen. The orbits of the Starlink constellation are few hundred KM away from JWT ascent trajectory.

xrobwx71 · Dec 20, 2021

How many of you are going to have Santa as a secondary thought on Christmas Eve?

lexluthermiester · Dec 20, 2021

xrobwx71 said:
How many of you are going to have Santa as a secondary thought on Christmas Eve?

Not me, but the JWT launch is going to be a close second... I do the Santa thing for my family and enjoy every minute of it. My family comes first.

ARF · Dec 20, 2021

lexluthermiester said:
To be fair, it will take several months for the JWT to get into it's orbital position and get fully deployed.

I think EVERYONE is right there with you.

Several weeks.

Keeping my fingers crossed for full successful deployment in these 14 days!

ARF · Dec 22, 2021

New launch window on Saturday, Christmas day:

The new targeted launch date is December 25, as early as possible within the following launch window:

Between 12:20 p.m. and 12:52 p.m. Universal (UTC)

James Webb Space Telescope Launch Postponed – Here’s Why and the New Launch Date (scitechdaily.com)

xrobwx71 · Dec 22, 2021

ARF said:
New launch window on Saturday, Christmas day:

James Webb Space Telescope Launch Postponed – Here’s Why and the New Launch Date (scitechdaily.com)

To be expected but.... Arrrgh

lexluthermiester · Dec 22, 2021

ARF said:
Several weeks.

Keeping my fingers crossed for full successful deployment in these 14 days!

The following is why I stated several months.

James Webb Space Telescope Post-Launch Deployment Timeline

webbtelescope.org

The timeframe, if everything goes well, will be June 2022 before the deployment phase is complete and the science mission begins. The JWT is not your everyday satellite launch. Start to finish is a very involved process and every step has to be done in careful order.

ne6togadno · Dec 24, 2021

ARF · Dec 24, 2021

After decades of planning, engineering, many delays, and some controversy, it’s finally happening: The James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch at 7:20 am Eastern on Saturday, December 25, making it a long-awaited Christmas present for scientists around the world. (Though further delays are possible. Earlier this week, NASA was eyeing a Christmas Eve launch but changed plans due to bad weather.)

After the telescope launches from French Guiana to a point nearly a million miles away from Earth, it will become the largest telescope in space, capable of showing humanity regions of space (and time) never seen before.

NASA, which is launching the telescope in collaboration with the European Space Agency and Canada, will broadcast the launch live, with a feed scheduled to start at 6 am Eastern. You can stream it below.

James Webb Space Telescope Deployment Sequence (Nominal) - YouTube

The James Webb Space Telescope is finally launching on December 25. Here’s how to watch. - Vox

Space Lynx · Dec 24, 2021

Does humanity deserve to know more?

We will find out soon.

ARF · Dec 24, 2021

lynx29 said:
Does humanity deserve to know more?

It is inevitable, sooner or later, there has always been some progress.

The question should rather be - do we want to travel physically to other worlds? Maybe there are better planets somewhere out there.

Space Lynx · Dec 24, 2021

ARF said:
It is inevitable, sooner or later, there has always been some progress.

The question should rather be - do we want to travel physically to other worlds? Maybe there are better planets somewhere out there.

I think those that truly understand physics know this is an impossible task, but you can keep dreaming as the only habitable world you have keeps burning, I suppose.

ARF · Dec 24, 2021

lynx29 said:
I think those that truly understand physics know this is an impossible task, but you can keep dreaming as the only habitable world you have keeps burning, I suppose.

Divide Overflow · Dec 24, 2021

I'm both excited by the potential opportunities the JWST offers and terrified at everything that needs to go right to realize those opportunities.
I'm eager for the team to turn over a fully operational telescope for science observations.
Merry Christmas to all!

xtreemchaos · Dec 24, 2021

ive me fingers crossed for sure, im sure it will go fine its not like they have sent anything up there before broken eh

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neatfeatguy · Dec 24, 2021

They'll get that telescope up and running and the first image they report back will be this:

delshay · Dec 25, 2021

I should be watching the launch LIVE, but here is my quick link sofar but i'm sure there will be better LIVE launch.

LIVE - Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope - YouTube

ARF · Dec 25, 2021

Time to launch: a little over hour and a half!

Live coverage: Countdown begins for launch of James Webb Space Telescope – Spaceflight Now

TheoneandonlyMrK · Dec 25, 2021

Well , clean ,norminal launch, noice.

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James Webb Space Telescope News

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James Webb Space Telescope Post-Launch Deployment Timeline

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