B-roll Footage of James Webb Space Telescope's Move to NASA's Johnson Space Center

[@mark19615]

To all the people who have worked on this, Including the so called little guys and girls who always seem to get overlooked. i.e the cleaners, catering staff et al without whom nobody would be able to work. To the countless nights without sleep trying to work all of this out. As a humble warehouse worker who has a keen interest in just what does lay out there amongst the abyss. I offer my best wishes for success and my sincere thanks for garnering and extending mankinds knowledge once more. Good luck Boys and Girls.

[@AtlasReburdened]

Well said.

[@TagmakersCoUk]

Exactly Mark - I echo your sentiments. It's easy to "ignore" the contributions made by the less-well-known personnel whose input is nevertheless vital. I would gladly be the coffee-boy in this environment - just to be part of the amazing team of people far more capable and intelligent than me. Everyone involved can be duly proud of this incredible achievement.

[@luminositymusicbrianpricka6357]

Ditto. Rock the World!

[@buenooliveira7095]

Thanks ALL you, this Very important for humanity.

[@eblanco2172]

One of the best comment ever read about a video on KZbin! THANKS!!!

[@DirtyNapkins101]

I’m stressed tf out just watching them move it. I can only imagen the pressure from having the responsibility of moving that thing.

[@briand8090]

Offset of course by how freaking cool it would be to part of that team!

[@menty6633]

Imagine the stress when they load it into a rocket and shoot it a million miles out past the moon.

[@mrmonkeboy]

I dunno.... it's pretty strong. They're going to strap it to the top of a rocket and fire it into space. It's a tough cookie.

[@techdefined9420]

This telescope will bring humanity to a new level of understanding. I get nervous when thinking a simple crane could fail and destroy it. Or the plane could crash. There are million things that can go wrong. There won't be a backup.

[@joeskee911]

Imagine the background check that semi driver has to go through

[@swirvn10]

Almost launch time. I've been waiting for 10 years now.

[@raezad]

May 2021 if everything goes right, ive been following this for years too. I hope im still alive for that date

[@raptorman48]

I've been waiting since the mid to late 1990's when I first heard about it lol

[@p00pie]

Its been a long road

[@sarojrani8181]

When is the launch time ? I am from Russia I am waiting too

[@zoidburg2975]

No chance.

[@thehockeygirl24]

Man! All the work that gets put into just getting it ready to move is insane! Thank you everyone at NASA for all that you do.

[@jeffgo5742]

Can’t wait for the launch of this I’ve been waiting a long time to see what it tells us

[@Kevin_Patrick001]

Annnndd...boom 35 years of delays and it blows up on launch.

[@kosmique]

its gonna blow our minds beyond expectations for sure. Its a guarantee.

[@raym5736]

Too bad it will never launch :P 2030 if youre lucky, but by then it will be obsolete and china will have better telescopes in orbit so it won't matter.

[@SocksWithSandals]

The longest

[@22Tech]

i dont even know if ill have the guts to watch it. itll be so nerve racking to see something that has gone through so much work risk being blown up

[@juhaeske]

Hoping all goes well without major glitches.

[@bryansnow2278]

I hope everything goes well also! But the launch date is still two year out?

[@Kevin_Patrick001]

They still have 35 years before its launched to figure it all out.

[@morras87]

This was more than 2 years ago, it went well.

[@xelatjemal2031]

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[@xelatjemal2031]

I hope everything goes well.

[@korypo303]

WICKED COOL! I've been waiting YEARS FOR THIS TELESCOPE to be complete! GREAT WORK EVERYONE!!!!

[@shawnfoogle920]

this videos from 2017. idk wtf they are doing but its not ready

[@blahblahbleh__9046]

"What you doing today?" "Oh, just putting the space telescope in a small bunker so we can ship it to the space place"

[@muazqamar]

What an amazing journey! I can't wait until the whole documentary comes on James Webb. Of course after a successful launch and deployment in space

[@theuniversewithin2065]

A lot of people will be stressed TF out during launch. And imagine if it doesn't unfold properly. I fear they've made it too complicated, too many things can go wrong. #fingerscrossed

[@LunaticTheCat]

@@theuniversewithin2065 The fact they can't service it if anything goes wrong during the self assembly is terrifying. Especially considering the Hubble Telescope needed serviced multiple times in order to become and stay operational. I imagine that is why it is taking sooooo long to get it up into space.

[@ivampereira3500]

The future is now. Congratulations from São Paulo in Brazil.

[@dennisdonovan4837]

Incredible … They backed the telescope “travel trailer” and the Peterbuilt Tractor into the C5 with room to spare … 👏🏽🇺🇸👏🏽

[@larryscott3982]

The Peterbuilt came with it. Didn’t expect that.

[@KevinP32270]

AMAZING!!!!

[@iginio3G]

1:52 to 2:45 C-5M SUPER GALAXY aircraft

[@superdave54811]

C-5 is huge aircraft.

[@FreeStuffPlease]

That long truck and trailer coming out of the plane was badass!

[@steveegbert7429]

Not only the engineering that went into the telescope itself, but that which goes into the equipment and containers just to move it! I can't wait to see the images that come back from this beast. Hats off to everyone who are making this happen, from cleaners in the galley to the engineers and builders..

[@Miguel-de-Cervantes]

Thank u from morocco.... Still waiting the launch day... And the first picture of the univers.

[@Jbm510]

2:17 (Plane Landing) I love how carefully the transportation of the JWST went. Even the plane tried to land as soft as possible

[@onesimpleclik]

I wish there was a live stream of this room that we could watch all the work happen in real time.

[@wonderfulworld9810]

Future of astronomy. Eegarly waiting to see the lunch and in operation.

[@thelion9588]

Incredible. Thank you Nasa for the work you are doing! Your space discoveries will benefit the whole humanity ❤️

[@ruanhuman]

I'd watch 30 minutes of this! So amazing to see it all unfold.

[@harpfully]

Well, it hasn't unfolded yet, ya know. ;-)

[@FreeStuffPlease]

Literally 😆

[@azraelblick4117]

I am just so super excited and thankful for the Webb teams that are making it happen. I can't wait to see it's images!

[@KevinP32270]

The amount of work and precision it takes to do all this is AMAZING!

[@tma2001]

That shot of the truck emerging from the hold at 2:30 onwards looks like a scene from a Transformer movie!

[@FreeStuffPlease]

One of the coolest things Ive seen!

[@thecaptainsarse]

If we can get this machine into space it will be a game changer.

[@DariusMo]

We will.

[@marvinkitfox3386]

No. Game changer will be if this thing fails on launch, or deploy. I would cringe to be the launch director for this thing!

[@ernestgary6812]

Yes!!!!

[@bnghjtyu767]

Yeah if, my fingers are crossed.

[@thelastboyscott]

TheCaptainsArse game changer hell yeah. We’ll discover other life with this one.

[@JSDudeca]

I was in initially surprised to seeing the entire transport group (cab, and trailer(s)) loaded the plane and flown together. I guess the additional fuel cost offsets the potential costs for various failure modes of offloading and reloading at both ends of flight. Great video :)

[@dem0n1k]

Best of luck to you guys! I am really looking forward to when the telescope is deployed!

[@graemep.1316]

Thank You NASA! from South Africa

[@jessefoulk]

Wow. Thanks for the great footage. Makes me proud of what we can build

[@eblanco2172]

I don't know why everytime I watch a video about all the care and effort every single person behind this project put on it I, it moves so much that I get a knot in my throat.

[@judeevans8303]

GO JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE!!! WE ARE ALL COUNTING ON YOU!!!

[@VNV67]

Nice video, good to see what goes on in transporting it without all the boring details of every move.... Thank you

[@tubastud06]

PUT IT INTO SPACE ALREADY!! This is probably the one thing I've been waiting for the most over the last few years

[@wavetrex]

Pilot of that C-5 Galaxy: Intense sweating. Driver of the truck: Rivers flowing.

[@TagmakersCoUk]

When you think about ALL the things that have to go 100% right, it's an incredible scientific feat. Congratulations to everyone of the many thousands of dedicated people who will make the JWT one of astronomy's most important machines in the decades to come. From those who do the laundry, drive the trucks, pilot the plane - to the engineers who designed and built it... My humble gratitude for your commitment and dedication.

[@georgew.9663]

I love that they didn’t just take the telescope in the C5, they flew the whole damn truck with it too

[@lenin972]

Another important millstone. Thank you all for you incredible work!

[@thomthumbe]

Was fun watching this be built at Goddard. Realizing that in a few years, this hardware will never be seen or touched by mankind ever again, but it will further our knowledge of the universe by massive increments!!

[@meditatingstuff]

It's about time...

[@MsMsmak]

Simply amazing. This is absolutely one of humankind's greatest achievements.

[@brendabest9086]

The James Webb Telescope is a wonder to behold . We have waited a long time for this . Everyone here is anticipating launch day . Hubble blew us away with its photos . Webb will not disappoint . I'm prepared to be " shell shocked " . THANK YOU NASA 🌎

[@cweefy]

man oh man i hope this goes right . good luck to all those responsible .

[@fjoa123]

At the moment of launch, I will be there watching. This is by far the most exiting mission of the moment.

[@vikranttyagiRN]

Such an awesome footage this is. Feel almost lucky to have witnessed this epicness in movement

[@Snyper1188]

I held my breath every time it was hoisted in the air. I'm so excited, what a wonderful time to be alive!!!

[@Nion_-ik5rb]

Can’t wait for this thing to launch!

[@markopodganjek845]

Bravo. Finally. I wish good luck to everybody in this project.

[@sadiqmohamed681]

Congrats to all for getting it this far. Moving it must have been stressful. It occurred to me that the telescope is worth a great deal more than that aircraft!

[@glennmassengill3532]

I’m excited! We’re getting closer to launch!

[@trickert3129]

Thank you for the footage. The JWST is totally awesome!

[@ric2976]

All the very best to everyone working on it! It will be a success 😊

[@Skukkix23]

I always love to see how delicately they handle this thing while its going to be shaken relentlessly on the rocketlaunch

[@NASAWebbTelescope]

But rocket vibrations are a known and studied thing and we can test for the forces it will experience on a rocket. Read more here: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-completes-acoustic-and-vibration-tests and here: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-s-webb-is-sound-after-completing-critical-milestones

[@twstf8905]

Amazing 👍 I can't wait to see the data

[@ghost2coast296]

Even the truck that hauled it is immaculate! NASA is next level manufacturing.

[@ladiesman2048]

I feel JWST is one of the most amazing things ever built by humans. Not as amazing as LIGO, but pretty darn close.

[@RoBoVader]

Let's just hope we can get that thing in space! Best of luck.

[@cpufreak101]

Well this video made me realize the experiences you'd get as a heavy haul truck driver

[@beandip9803]

it'll be spectacular when that thing is finally up there!

[@oriangalore]

Good luck guys and thanks for all your hard work.

[@DanielKpowbie]

Can't wait to see its first pictures, from Togo West Africa!

[@kirkmattoon2594]

Cryogenic testing? I've wondered about that. In particular I've wondered if the sunshades will be able to deploy without fracturing in the bitter cold of space. Thin membranes tend to get brittle, and though I have no doubt samples of the sunshade material have been tested in deep cold, it would be good to know that the entire array can deploy without breaking.

[@NASAWebbTelescope]

The sunshield membranes are made 5 layers of Kapton E with aluminum and doped-silicon coatings. (Read more here: jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/innovations/coating.html) The hot side will be so hot you could nearly boil water, and on the cold side, you could freeze nitrogen. Kapton was chosen as the sunshield material because of its thermal properties. Everything on the spacecraft is tested to make sure it can withstand cycling temperatures during testing, as well as the operational temperatures in space. You can read more about the most recent thermal testing here: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-s-james-webb-space-telescope-emerges-successfully-from-final-thermal-vacuum-test

[@mortalclown3812]

This was magnificent to behold. Geeking enough that we watched it more than once. To pax humana and beyond. 🖖📿👁️🌎🌌🔭🎇

[@BiohazardPL]

I am happy for two reasons. It is a really outstanding performance of human reason. And it wasn't founded with my taxes. :D

[@vagatronics]

repost from 2017, i got excited that its new...

[@ivanabah2237]

I'm getting goose bumps just watching this

[@Deserthacker]

How will the mirrors handle micro meteorite impacts?

[@NASAWebbTelescope]

We tested beryllium discs for micrometeoroids using test facilities in the US and showed the micrometeoroids have negligible effects on the beryllium. Cryogenic beryllium mirrors have been flown in space exposed to micrometeoroids without problems. The Spitzer Space Telescope, launched in 2003, has a beryllium primary mirror. All of Webb's systems are designed to survive micrometeoroid impacts.

[@sjhaas]

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) how about the sun shield?

[@NASAWebbTelescope]

@@sjhaas The sunshield is built with "rip stops" so anything that goes through it won't cause a very big tear!

[@SantiniDelamuta]

top. great trip and open the eye of the world to the earth. We will be linked. Tucumã Amazonas - Brasil.

[@theuniversewithin2065]

The JWT has got to be the most expensive single piece of equipment ever made? Imagine all the work that went into this only for it to blow up during launch...

[@mrjeff4832]

They sure are taking their sweet time with this.

[@robinkhaira1]

i wish you guys the very best. we all hope this goes incredibly well for humanity. can't wait for this beautiful craft to make new discoveries. good luck

[@paulkazjack]

All this of course is taking place in America. What a great and pioneering country you have. Paul UK.

[@mskiUSMC]

DO GOOD WORK! WERE ALL WAITING TO SEE WHAT YOU LEARN FROM JAMES WEBB!!!! EXCITEMENT IS MOUNTING!

[@brusselsproutboy7005]

Anyone who has waited for this read the title and immediately said please be careful!!!!

[@RichardAugust]

only 14 thousand views, yet this is a vital instrument in our ability to see further, discern further, deduce in merciless detail the universe.

[@davilox07_15]

This is the time for all the engineers working on that thing to check their calculations a billion times to ensure everything goes as smooth as possible.

[@akinnon2000]

Each time a new bigger telescope is newly operationnal, our knowledge of the universe expands. THIS is gonna be a game changer. Thanks for not screwing this like its been the case with Hubble 1.0.

[@ro_yo_mi]

Hubble: I spy with my little eye something that is twinkling. James Web: Yawn

[@CarolinaSkyAstronomy]

I can't wait to see some views of space with this telescope

[@kunalmishra1962]

eagerly waiting for this telescope to be launched ... an another milestone after hubble in space telescope astronomy

[@mglmouser]

After everything this thing went through, it's nerve wrecking just to watch this.

[@MeWrecks]

The waiting for this to be up there is sooooo painful!

[@offline673]

Waiting for the successful lauch of James web after hubble , this is gonna be major breakthrough to the unknown mysteries of the universe .. Love & Best wishes from India 🇮🇳

[@ADEehrh]

This is making me crazy!!! I just want to live to see the discovories this will make!!!!!!!

[@superdave54811]

Been waiting years for it to be launched, deployed and already sending photos back. I want to see the photos of deeper than deep space so very much. Perhaps in a few years we will begin to see some progress?

[@sim-sam]

No it's up in space! What a great enterprise! And they did not even unhitch the truck and trailer - it's all in that plane. Fantastic!

[@CombraStudios]

Everything's huge

[@SuPeRbOmBeRmAn4]

so how much combined would it cost if the rocket on which it where to be propelled into space malfunctioned 2 miles up after launch? and do the gyro's only last 2-3 years ? i take it this telescope cannot be serviced because its going to be too far from earth. would it not have been better to open it up and get it working in earth orbit before sending it to that funny orbit or is that too dangerous now because of space debris ?

[@NASAWebbTelescope]

The gyros we are using are not the same as those on Hubble. Here's an answer about what kind of gyros we use from our website FAQ. Gyroscopes are used in combination with star tracker assemblies (STAs) to estimate the orientation of the observatory. In the Webb attitude control design, this estimate is used to slew the observatory from target to target, and maintain pointing on a target prior to fine guide and science operations. Typically, at least three gyroscopes oriented in three different directions are needed to determine the orientation of the observatory (although innovative operational procedures allowed Hubble to get by with just two working gyros plus other sensors prior to its last servicing mission). Like Hubble and many other spacecraft, Webb begins life with a redundant set of working gyros, so multiple gyro failures may be accommodated without loss of scientific capability, but unlike Hubble, Webb employs a very different kind of gyroscope. Hubble uses traditional mechanical gyroscopes, which measure the inertia of a small spinning flywheel to sense angular motion. Mechanical flywheels require moving parts in a fluid medium, and thus are subject to wear over time. Webb uses "Hemispherical Resonator Gyros" or HRGs. Sometimes called "wine glass gyroscopes," HRGs measure the flexing vibration of a bowl-shaped stemmed crystal to sense angular motion. HRGs operate in a vacuum and have no rotating or rubbing parts, so they suffer virtually no wear. Webb houses two HRGs, each internally contains two processors and power supply boards (2 for 1 redundancy) cross strapped to 4 gyros (4 for 3 redundancy). In the current architecture, one HRG is active receiving commands and providing telemetry, while the other HRG is in backup mode. Webb's HRGs and the Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) instrument work with the final optic in the telescope, called the fine steering mirror (FSM), to stabilize the beam of light coming from the telescope and going into the science instruments. The FSM can tip and tilt a minute amount very quickly to compensate for small motions or "jitter" in the light beam, thus avoiding the need to point the whole observatory extremely precisely on a target. The HRG, in concert with the STAs and the reaction wheels, help stabilize roll about the optical axis.

[@UnknownKnower2]

@@NASAWebbTelescope fascinating truly

[@Atomsk102]

I worked on C-5s for 5 years, but I've never seen one with the "high-wide" cargo door before.

[@00SirSativa00]

Wow it would be awesome to have any part in this. Even just driving the semi truck would be a huge honor! Just the dude who presses the button to open that huge bay door can brag about this the rest of his life haha

[@tercian88]

When is it scheduled to take off?

[@PassportGaming]

First it was October 2018, then they delayed it to May 2020, and delayed it again to March 2021

[@iAWP-]

Current launch date is March 30, 2021. It has been many, many years but personally I will gladly wait years more if that's what it takes for it to be ready to effectively conduct the science :) Like a game being delayed, it's an indicator that there's more work to be done which is good

[@leonkernan]

Day after tomorrow

[@Andrew1454]

March 30, 2021

[@NASAWebbTelescope]

2021

[@akashdeep-us2cd]

Very excited for this mission

[@daveharris2884]

I can't wait for this telescope to get into space. The future Artificial Intelligence Entities will be thankful for the data. This will help them find other AIs. Great video, btw.

[@billythedead7127]

Sweet been waiting a long time for this to replace Hubble

[@Chrisiskewl100]

1. every step of that made me anxious. 2. imagine being a truck driver, and youre told to drive this INCREDIBLY expensive piece of technology to an airport, back it into a plane, KEEP THE TRUCK IN THE PLANE WHILE ITS FLYING, and drive it to its next destination once the plane lands. that would be a day to tell your grandkids for sure

[@mothilal6479]

Wish NASA all success in this great mission which will reveal more about the Universe. Waiting for the day when the first picture will be transmitted.

[@majornewb]

This telescope will allow us to peer further into our universe and back into time than any other telescope, it will be an excellent upgrade to our amazing Hubble telescope

[@jamesmaclean5586]

It will require so many miracles for this to work!

[@Sneekystick]

That c-5 Landing was smooth

[@robertlavington1433]

Wow that aircraft that carried it is strong. It took the entire truck as well!

[@Chris-Indio]

Hell Yeah it’s about time, 30 years later

[@usernameerrorwtf3021]

I love how instead of just renting a new one they just chucked a whole lorry on that bird

[@xelatjemal2031]

I hope everything goes well

[@michaelbyrnee9584]

Not to throw a wet blanket on this fabulous idea, but it will only be a fabulous realization when a substantial amount of images are returned. Right now, it is a testament of the incredibly short-sighted nature of the politicians who reluctantly pinch out pennies for this project. In comparison to other government expenditures, the amount spent on the JWST is nothing but chump change. As Americans, yes, we can be proud of the science behind this project, but we should be ashamed at how long it has been delayed. But then, the US has tossed leadership in many fields into the dumpster.

[@wdwerker]

I love that they flew the telescope and the tractor !