Launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

An Ariane 5 rocket is launching NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). JWST is the largest and most advanced space telescope ever built and will study every phase of cosmic history. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:20 a.m. Eastern (12:20 UTC) from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
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[@lion_king8841]

ARIANE AND ESA ROCK !!! BEST LAUNCHING TEAM FOR A LONG TIME! CAN'T WAIT FOR ARIANE 6 NEXT YEAR!!

[@PassportGaming]

"Lift off from a tropical forest to the edge of time itself; James Webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the Universe" *Chills* 🥶🥶🥶

[@Mikelica69]

Hahaga

[@israelgalvez6365]

Did you see the real rocket delivered the James Web telescope? I didn't so where the phuk did it went?

[@stuartgray5877]

I work for the company that built all of the mirror segments, all of the deployment motors and all of the mirror position/focus mechanisms. We wont breathe freely until it is deployed and focused. "343 unfolds to go" and we will be on the edge of our seats for every one!

[@lukestrawwalker]

So now we know who to congratulate, or who to blame LOL:) OL J R :)

[@silgen]

You did a great job.

[@TheZacdes]

Ive waited half my 62 years for this. It brings a tear to the eye:)

[@jankanzig8262]

I set my alarm and got up early to watch the launch. It reminded me of being a kid again on Christmas morning so excited to go downstairs to open presents. Congratulations and gratitude to all those who made the JWST happen.

[@reginaromsey]

Getting up early to watch a launch reminds me of my childhood watching them try to launch Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo launch with their interminable T Minus ten minutes and Hold!

[@vedantsridhar8378]

Hi

[@TheMajestic1971]

I was 25 when this journey started, now I am 50 and JW got launched.. crazy if you think about it. Can't wait what JWST will bring us!

[@backriver15]

Also being 50, JWST is our last chance to deepen our understanding the univers before we fade out...

[@sandro123429]

@@backriver15 Shuuush you doom sayer

[@davormackovic2984]

Wow. Never realized it started 25 years ago. So what are they working on now that will be done in 25 years? What is going to make the JWST obsolete?

[@arjunpariyar9074]

Yes sir it is sucessfully lunch

[@yurttgjk]

Thanks Universe stars still are not too far away) and we definitely would see something amazing this summer or even before!

[@marakanarodjaci7678]

Big day for human race. Greetings from Serbia

[@jamessheppard4372]

Finally, after 25 years this beauty launches!

[@doprimeiroaoultimo3428]

30 years

[@israelgalvez6365]

And it turns into a 3D animation video, I was expecting a real rocket launch not a Disney animations.

[@naveenk2524]

2:03:59 fish eye lens ?

[@malalotte7659]

BRAVO ESA . Un lancement incroyable. Merci pour ce moment magique ... Réussite pour le dépliement du James Webb et longue vie à lui !! Je suis fière d'être Française. ( Well done ESA. An incredible launch. Thanks for this magical moment. Success for deployment of J.W. and long life to him. I'm proud to e Frenchy ! Thanks ARIANE !)

[@jotteisaksson]

Wohoo!! Congrats to Ariane space for a perfect launch, what a thrill!! Big respect to all that built JWST, big dreams will bring big results. So inspirational. Go WEBB!! 🤸🤸☺️☺️

[@rayereichelderfer5301]

Thank GOD I lived long enough to experience this event!! I've have lived 82 years to see this!! Thank you LORD!!! Exciting events are still ahead!!!!

[@mirosinos]

Golly, this is one of the cleanest launches I've ever seen. The telescope I've been reading about since I was a young child has finally launched. I cannot wait for the discoveries it will make!

[@piotrevski2880]

ESA european space agency STYLE

[@williscunningham3109]

I was just saying the same thing...been talking about this since the 90's...glad to finally see it takeoff

[@eisen.dieter]

Alien creatures

[@JimEast123]

We'll have to wait and see how it all unfolds.

[@spiralsun1]

Well said. Very hopeful for the future! ❤️‍🔥

[@thomasradcliffe8044]

What a Christmas present! Huge congratulations to everyone involved, thanks NSF for the incredible coverage.

[@garyk4013]

@no body nice trolling there bud. Thanks for the dose of holiday cheer 🙄😑

[@budgiefriend]

I was about to write the same, but you said it so well.

[@naturalneprodukcje]

Its a joke from human inteligence. Those cartoons are realy terible.

[@kirill9064]

I was hearing ariane 5 as orion 5 i still hear it as orion 5

[@vedantsridhar8378]

@@kirill9064 I always hear it as Ariana 5. Since it reminds me of the famous singer Ariana Grande

[@clintonhunter3834]

The passion in Chris G's voice.......... He was so moved by this launch. What an amazing experience it must have been to be there in person. so glad i was able to experience it with you on stream! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to watch it with you

[@nufan4521]

I feel like I've been reading about this telescope my entire adult life wondering if it would ever launch. I can't wait to see the results of countless years of hard work and effort!

[@ilovejesusreignsforever5512]

Has Jesus been tugging on your heart lately? Jesus is coming any day to RAPTURE His Believers 😁 The unbelievers will be left behind to endure the antichrist, Man killing demons, and a plethora of disasters. ⁹If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9) May The Lord God bless you

[@remist]

frist time i heard about this scope was like 2 weeks ago :D

[@ryansilvera5090]

That is so true...lol

[@2funny4u95]

@@ilovejesusreignsforever5512 shut up

[@MrCarGuy]

Luckily much of the infrastructure developed for this project can be applied to future iterations

[@Opiiumdreams]

I've been excited to see this day since I was 6 years old learning about it in 1996 now i'm 32 got to witness the launch. i'll be elated all over again 6 months when JWST's job can start.

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

the launch of the James Webb telescope by the French team in Guiana was so precise that Nasa communicated that the telescope would have years of life more than what had been planned ... indeed the propellant on board in the telescope which was intended to periodically readjust the position of the telescope in space, was saved, because it was not used to correct the trajectory! a huge success for Ariane and this team, ESA and CNES are happy, NASA is also happy ... i'm so happy !!

[@TheCed88]

esa is not a french team...

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

@@TheCed88 ....yes that's right but the team that carried out the launch of James Webb was entirely French, we must recognize that they did an exceptional job!

[@rustem7756]

Congratulations from Kazakhstan, it's history

[@ChronicallyRara]

I hope people understand the history that’s happened today. We’re going to be able to better understand the birth of our universe, it’s history. We’re going to be able to study black holes, neutron stars , exoplanets, nebulas and more so much better. This is so huge people.

[@FarhanSyafiqFadhillah]

What a launch. Congrats all! Hopefully the JWST will be fully deployed and operational without error. Anyway, T+6 (launch) at 1:35:27 (edited timestamp, previously :28 haha)

[@saikarthikrathod5478]

Has it launched

[@LivingWithSpinaBifida]

@@saikarthikrathod5478 yes 1 hour ago

[@matpk]

@@saikarthikrathod5478 Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist Chinazi IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project before it's too late

[@sagittariusa1848]

Crossing everything for no issues with the 300+ things that can fail with it's opening process, this is a huge moment in our history 🤞 🙏

[@robb5828]

Sir. You know what it took to make the telescope, now imagine how many possible issues could've occurred. I'm so glad it made it up there, relief

[@demzt.7677]

AWESOMENESS to NASA, CSA, ESA & Arianespace/CNES for next level of space exploration! Great job and congratulations!

[@gryph01]

And CSA as well

[@clairejonas6125]

... and Arianespace, CNES. That's better ;-)

[@LinYouToo]

I love this journalist who’s emotional response to this launch mirrors with many of us feel. I think his name was Chris. What an exciting day for all mankind.

[@xRadio2006x]

wow....what an excellent statement at the launch! "Begins a journey back to the birth of the universe."....*wipes away a tear*

[@lostfan1978]

Such emotions and hope i feel for all the discoveries awaiting us with James Webb. December is a sad reminder for science that we lost the Arecibo (RIP) . Long live James Webb.

[@martinl3710]

Here you see a milestone like the Voyager Missions. See what mankind can do by working together globally. Now we just have to reach each others a hand to solve the problems here together as well.

[@mastro4065]

🎶 🎶 “All I want for Christmas 🎄 is TWO SPACE TELESCOPES”!....🎶🎶🎶 Hubble & Webb...🤗🤗

[@luisvencedorbellomancebo2005]

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC!

[@ross077]

Thanks to everyone at NSF for all your spaceflight coverage in 2021. What a fitting launch to conclude such an exciting and fascinating year. Love the informative commentary and sense of fun you bring to all your streams. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Looking forward to much more in 2022 and beyond.

[@steven_porter]

I'm traveling for the holidays and miscalculated the time zone difference... Showed up right as the stream ended. Time to watch the replay 😅

[@eldipi8313]

I still cant believe it. Congratulations to everyone that worked on this momentous feat. Thank you so much! BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVER!

[@oess855]

@@ep5acg Are you being serious right now?

[@lorcster6694]

@@ep5acg I helped work on this project so no not true at all buddy

[@ep5acg]

@@lorcster6694 What I said is 100% true. Independent of the veracity of the launch - they streemed a carton. It was clearly CGI. I have friends who posted CGI thinking it was real. 10 billion public money for a telescope - too lazy to show real video of the launch? Do you people really think you are so much better than us that we don't deserve real time documentation? And think about this. Why should any of us believe that the pictures coming back are not also CGI? The launch was CGI, why not the rest of it? We are at the dawn of the age of deep fakes. Even if all this one is above board, someone is going to notice that they are easy to fake. It is only going to get harder from here.

[@ep5acg]

@@oess855 From the point of the rocket entering the clouds. With the exception of a couple of short clips. Everything they showed you was CGI. The picture of the satellite my friend posted and thought was real - was CGI. They had 10 billion in public money to build the thing but only showed CGI of the launch. If this is precedent, that rocket launches can now be CGI movies, then why would anyone spend the money on a the real thing in the future. If the launch is CGI, who is to believe the pictures that come back from it are not CGI? It was unexplained, lazy, uncaring for us little people who paid for it, embarrassing for friends who did not understand.

[@ep5acg]

@@lorcster6694 In the *very least* they should have labeled the CGI as being CGI. Yeah, a lot of people would be pissed off that they did not get to see the real thing, but at least they wouldn't be the fools NASA just made them out to be.

[@jamesatkinson5188]

Stunning coverage as always. Glad to have talked whole fam into watching. Just rewatched it again with no talking/explaining. Keep at it.

[@jerzylisowski822]

Dziękujemy.

[@MarcelHuguenin]

I watched the launch live today while visiting family (for sure the most important part), but when arriving home I rewatched your stream completely. You guys are an AWESOME TEAM, every one of you. For today I would like to commend Chris G especially. I enjoyed this video tremendously. Thank you NASASPACEFLIGHT team for sharing this important moment with all of us. I will never forget.

[@jamessheppard4372]

Thank you NSF for your amazing coverage. Thanks Chris G for going all the way out there. Can't wait for the NSF remote cam footage

[@NitroTom91]

Congratulations to everyone involved in this project. This will change a thing or two in the near future. Massive thank you for this huge achievement.

[@NwoDispatcher]

Goodr job white people

[@Boys-R-Boys-and-Girls-R-Girls]

@@NwoDispatcher black people can do the same as white people

[@nurbeknaiman]

Congratulations on a successful flight. We are very happy. This event is a great achievement of mankind. Very well organized fantastic flight. Good luck in the process of using the telescope. Forward NASA. Forward ESA. From Kazakhstan 🇰🇿.

[@garydunken7934]

Wow, what a launch. Rocket perfectly tracked according to planned trajectory. Good luck JWST!! Have a safe trip to L2

[@Lodai974]

Ariane 5 is incredibly reliable .... it is a proven and safe machine.

[@fredwoody2728]

Wow! Beautiful launch! A new dawn in exploring the universe. I remember as a child, outside at midnight, to see the Telstar communications satellite speeding through the night sky. Then I watched all of the manned launches. I have watched the ISS pass overhead while at the McDonald Observatory. I have marveled at the images produced by the Hubble telescope. And now, with the Webb, I anticipate looking back into time. What an extraordinary sixty years! Thank you NASA.

[@omirg23]

As a part of the human race, I want to thank everyone involved in this project! Can’t wait to see what the JWST can do!!! 😁 👏🏼 🍾

[@NwoDispatcher]

And a notable mention to the great White people that created this

[@ennisdelmar807]

@@NwoDispatcher I'm sure it wasn't only white people lol

[@salsalinas6531]

It probably won't do anything useful to mankind

[@NwoDispatcher]

@@ennisdelmar807 yes we all know how dyversety mongers like to invade projects that Wte people pay for, invent, develop, and dream about. Can Wtes even create something that isnt forced to involve poor POC puppies?

[@itsMe_TheHerpes]

James Webb was a true hero.

[@IQzminus2]

Me and my family watched the launch live on the BBC, we celebrate the 24th in Sweden so we had a lazy yule day morning. I already can tell this a memory I’m gonna take with me. A wonderful Christmas gift. Im glad to see the launch went so well. Congrats to everyone who were part of the launch! And of course those who have been a part of making the telescope itself! Can’t imagine how nerve racking the launch must have felt for many of them. I got a bit of tears aswell when I saw it live. Had to come back and see the launch again. So happy to see the launch be successful!

[@J.D.Mc.]

I cant wait to get some new 4k wallpaper images from this baby! 😍

[@markvanderlugt5041]

It’s going to provide lights we’ve never been able to see from space. Chills dude. Chills. We are going to see some truly breathtaking photos. I’m so excited.

[@PassportGaming]

@@markvanderlugt5041 That's exactly what I said!😅😅 Absolute chills

[@J.D.Mc.]

@@markvanderlugt5041 i literally bounce up and down like a kid with excitement and anticipation. I am beyond stoked and can't wait! The next 10 years with this baby are going to change things in ways i cant even imagine yet. 💪🏼😎👍🏻

[@vkobevk]

it is only in infrared, so you will no get nice photo like with hubble

[@gastonpossel]

@@vkobevk Hubble pictures are not always strictly in visible light, many of them are "fake" color (they digitally assign a visible color for a wavelenght outside our visual capability). JWST has a much more broader spectrum that Hubble, only none of it in human visible range, but they can do the same color reassignment so we can see awesome pictures (it does not make them any less real). Also, JWST can technically see visible spectrum for very old/far objects, because as the universe expands, light redshifts. So, an image we are detecting here as IR could have been in visible light when the photons left the object (we can compensate for redshift and actually see real colors for it in the picture).

[@alex_HL]

The positive energy of everybody is so amazing

[@namelessghuleh666]

thank you and congradulations to everyone who worked on this amazing telescope. your hard work has finally paid off and will continue to when we get its first bits of information back 🖤🖤🌌🌌 i've been waiting for this since i was 13. i turn 20 next month. best christmas/early birthday present ever!!

[@hotrodsonulondon7111]

Revolutionary telescope 🔭 will help humanity to evolve into a better species, world as one, planet earth 🌍💓🌎 is together with the James Webb

[@CaptinLongdong1]

"Lift off from a tropical forest to the edge of time itself; James Webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the Universe" It would probably kept getting delayed because they were trying to come up with a epic quote like that. LOL! This is an amazing day though! Cant wait for the results!

[@iandennis1]

Thank you so much for the excellent coverage. I will be watching it again later in peace.

[@lukeskywalker3534]

Qualité française. Parfait ! 👍🇫🇷❤️

[@mamiegeorgette689]

magnifique . Bonne chasse aux images de notre Univers

[@deepblue64]

well done ESA !

[@ballsyrocker]

I am 72 and have watched most space shots since John Glenn's. I noticed one fine fact. Compared to the 60s and 70s NASA there are now several women involved in the control room where as back in the day you might find one or two. Another nice improvement in our society. Time marches on.Congrats ,Ladies!

[@hier_kann_ihre_Werbung_stehen]

who also cryed ?? didnt expect this telescope mean that much to me and humankind. :...D

[@mastro4065]

Yea...me too 😢 GUILTY as charged!👍💪

[@mu235]

I've been waiting for this for what feels like forever. So happy. Merry Christmas!

[@webboydotnet]

Thanks guys, awesome coverage

[@DiversParadise69]

I like to listen to people who Know what they are talking about! Tyvm for the professional stream! I'm subbed as of today! Keep it up

[@soniccinos]

Wow, that upper stage camera during the separation and solar array deployment was amazing!

[@alexanderwermlund3145]

From a warm humid forrest on earth to the cold vacuum of space it traveled, to observe the stars from long ago.

[@earlybird-ki7sj]

Got here just when the live feed was ending. Certainly new step in space exploration!

[@saltonium6725]

Congrats and thank you to all involved. Merry Christmas!

[@Nateda_]

Godspeed James Webb!!!!

[@X-Gen-001]

Finally, it's up there. Looking forward to some awesome discoveries to come.

[@Sierra903]

Amazing to see it finally launch and with what seems like no problems! Can't wait to see the data this telescope will bring.

[@theolamp5312]

When I saw the moon landing just after my senior year in high school I thought we would have landed a man on Mars by now. But putting such an advanced telescope in a solar orbit is still pretty impressive. NASA does an incredible job within their budget (compare the money vs other programs).I also love Space X's ability to land and reuse boosters.

[@ep5acg]

At least with the moon shots, they showed real video of the stage separations. These were all drawings. Frankly I don't see how anyone can know what they really saw.

[@rogerthomas169]

Yeah, you might want to check on that nasa doing an incredible job within their budget...incredible yes...but within any budget, no .

[@Kaboom1212Gaming]

@@ep5acg No, it was CG not drawings, entirely different. Now as for knowing what they saw, it's a simple matter of applying logic. If something is designed to separate in X way, it is going to go in that way. If it doesn't happen, and they would know quick from telemetry, then something has broken and failed. Otherwise it's an easy enough thing to animate.

[@ep5acg]

@@Kaboom1212Gaming I don't follow you at all. CG is a method for creating graphics - i.e. drawings. Unless you are thinking I meant pencil drawings. You say, "they would know ... " but that misses the point. The point is what could the viewer of this video know? Whole movies that have no basis in reality whatsoever can be made with CG.

[@ep5acg]

@@rogerthomas169 Wonder how much the CGI contractor got paid. Less than the cost of a go-pro? .. actually they had the video. They just did not think us little people would understand it. They thought we would prefer a cartoon so that we could be looking at the rocket.

[@piratessalyx7871]

So proud! From working on Solar Arrays on satelites at Boeing CA, the unfolding of the Solar Array on the JWT made me so happy! Gods speed Best of Luck! Teach us now!

[@mitikubekele7460]

WoW this so amazing and revolutionary for space science. Congratulation for everyone who encourage to it (US,CANADA &EU) and for entire human being!!!!!! From Ethiopia.

[@lizagusarova8130]

Congratulations to all of you! You made humanity proud!

[@ANGRY_AMERICAN]

awsome coverage 👍 and as always great commentary 👍 a blast to listen to... Merry Christmas 🎅 safe journey

[@StarShip_S24]

It was a amazing Christmas gift 1 year Ago today so excited to see what's next!

[@Adrian-qk2fn]

A year ago today I watched NSF's Livestream of James Webb being launched from French Guiana. Today, a year, I thought I would rewatch it to remind myself of what an incredible event this was- and how incredible it was that NSF was able to Livestream it for us.

[@sumonshaan1]

What a wonderful moment!! Merry Christmas 🌲💚

[@hectorkeezy1499]

WoW… Using the Arianne to launch The JWT, makes me proud of ESA. Though i guess it’s got more to do with the location on the planet,then the stbility of the hardware, it still gives me a buzz, as a. European. Although i am a total NASA fan since i saw Niel step out on the Moon, and a personal fan of Buzz Aldrin for punching that guy who called him a liar, I think it was. Buzz, I am so happy that at least ONE of my heroes are still,alive,and punching. GO BUZZ. 🇩🇰🙋🏻‍♂️🪐🇺🇸👩🏻‍🚀

[@ahriman935]

Location on the planet has literally nothing to do with why Ariane V was chosen over other systems, it is a lot less rosy I'm afraid. It was simply ESA's contribution to overall JWST project. Ariane V has the largest fairing size among current launch systems, matched by Atlas V. Atlas V was actually the other option that could have easily put JWST in space, but here's where the previous point kicked in. And yes, it was Buzz. And yes, that was a glorious Saturn punch.

[@1XX1]

I need a cigarette, and I don't even smoke.

[@raw_pc]

People are awesome when they focus on one goal! Great job!

[@aronkogler]

every single moment was so Beautiful!! Congratulations!!!

[@thilipanlogesh4223]

"From a tropical rainforest to the edge of time itself"

[@hectorkeezy1499]

What a supersmooth launch. Good work ESA.

[@astrokotes5778]

Sincere congratulations to scientists, engineers and everyone involved in this event! This is a great achievement for all of humanity!

[@veritas41photo]

Sorry, But I'd much rather see a tiny part of that $10 BILLION USD (with a B) spent to repair our town's failing water and sewer lines. We'll never see that project finished in my lifetime, just because a few scientists want to satisfy their misplaced curiosity about exoplanets, as if that made a bit of practical difference to humanity. We will never be able to confirm alien life in any scientific sense, at least not within ten thousand lifetimes. No scientific confirmation means no use at all to humanity. No one but me seems to be taking this contrarian view. So there.

[@nzerusocia9232]

Finally! Finally !! FINALLY !!! I cannot believe that it finally launched !! Spectacular and Historic! I am out of words to describe my emotions, all I can say is I am grateful!! Grateful to live in such an era and grateful that it could finally launch with all it's glory!! Now with my fingers crossed I await it's successful deployment and operation !!

[@ludicrousfun7838]

Amazing to witness, more amazing when we start getting invaluable data from JWST! Can't wait!

[@emmanuelgarcia6194]

aliens looking down proud that we’re making progress

[@bahsaddigu9726]

I am so excited to be part of this observation and history to witness this amazing lunching.

[@shayne109]

brilliant work everyone involved the culmination of a lot of peoples life's work congratulations to you all i look forward to seeing the first publicly released imaging.

[@PaulWelsh]

Merry Christmas and good luck to the team behind this project. Thanks for advancing our knowledge of the universe 🙂

[@Eskalante]

Kerbal space program helped a lot. Now I completely understand the trajectory.

[@mjoscifi]

What an awesome and historic day! As the moments pass, cheers to all involved for a successful launch! As the days go by, we'll no doubt await for JWST's successful arrival to L2 and deployment of its long-term mission. Definitely a holiday to celebrate!

[@eeronat]

Anybody who pronounces Lagrange as Lag-range should be sent to their room without dinner.

[@Y4R05L4V]

Finally! After so many years. I'm excited

[@Runeansfelt]

Congrats! Great year for space exploration 💥

[@hermansohier7643]

I never thought i would live to see this,just amazing.

[@BallisticDamages]

The best kind be of Christmas gift, one that may benefit all of humanity. Thanks for the amazing coverage of this momentous occasion, and thanks to everyone involved with the spacecraft!

[@xM4XT0Nx]

great work everyone. now we pray that the unfolding process goes smooth

[@weronikastafiniak1222]

Incredible! HUGE Congrats!

[@dexter9722]

this is amazing. hope all folding will be as smooth as it can be.

[@METAL1ON]

The guy talking saying he is in tears I'm here with you buddy.

[@visualperception8169]

AWESOME!!! Only one word for it but I've managed to add quite a few more: I've been reading quite a bit about it and the engineering that has gone into it is absolutely mind bending. Looking forward to when the ELT comes online and we'll have two AWESOME telescopes to marvel at. What's with all the negative waves coming out? I'm remined of Kelly's heroes Moriarty. We need a few more Odd Balls to keep these kind of projects alive.

[@chuy86]

Wow...great launch! Congratulations to the team for their hard work and dedication. Amazing!! 🚀

[@andersonnjue5359]

This is a great achievement to space science exploration . Congratulations to entire team involved and happy holidays.

[@RyanZ225_PC]

This is a huge step for space exploration

[@user-jh8og2nc1i]

Bon Voyage JWST~

[@MrBecza]

crossing fingers to see first pics from James Webb. Great to see so damn nice and perfect launch...

[@CrazyolGramps]

Thanks!