The Webb Telescope Journey to Space, Episode 6

The final chapter of the Webb journey to space. The Webb Telescope was first moved into the Ariane 5 rocket faring at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket with Webb now inside of it was then moved to the launch pad. On Christmas morning, the rocket launched into space. Approximately 30 minutes after the rocket made it into space, Webb was separated for the rocket and slowly started its journey to L2.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Producer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Producer
Michael McClare (KBRwyle): Videographer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Videographer
Arianespace/ ESA/CNES: Videographer
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Video Editor

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[alexshepherd]

Everytime I watch the launch again my eyes get filled with tears of happiness. A lot of luck and a long life to Webb!

[mungbean]

The Perseverance landing, the flights of Ingenuity, and the launch of JWST were highlights in a rather crappy year. Thank you ❤️

[soldChristJ]

So glad to have seen this launch live on YouTube. Been tracking webb's every move since, greater excitement with every successful deployment..
Wish you all a very happy and a healthy New Year

[mosshark]

From the bottom of my heart, a big THANK YOU to everyone involved in the creation of this incredible project.

[philippedargenton]

"L'évènement, sans nul doute, de l' année!... Bravo..."

[_korxi]

Thanks for these videos, love them! And also thanks Ariane 5 rocket for the perfect launch
I remember watching the launch process and the relief time to time, while the rocket moved step by step into the ranges of tracking stations on the surface, and the operator announced every one or two minutes that "all flying data is nominal" (means normal) and "trajectory is normal".

[kathynj]

This is amazing. Saw it live but hadn't seen the prep before. And I never get tired of watching a launch like this.

[gandigooglegandigoogle]

oui cela a été un incroyable défi, mais il a été mené avec une perfection absolue, et je n'ose imaginer la pression qui pesait sur l'équipe de lancement.
le lancement a été une véritable œuvre d'art, si précis qu'il a doublé le temps de vie de James webb, c'est juste incroyable !!
il est impossible de compter le nombre de personnes qui ont été impliquées dans ce projet titanesque, mais je les salue toute avec ma plus profonde amitié, je suis convaincu qu'elles ont toutes une grand sourire sur leur visage aujourd'hui !
il ne me reste plus qu'a souhaiter à James Webb une longue vie pleine de découvertes sensationnelles !!

[biswa]

loads of love and deepest gratitude to each one of them for this feet. No one is left behind. Felling extremely emotional. Feeling a togetherness with you all guys... LOVE

[proclivitas]

I’m so excited for whats to come from JWST!! It makes my heart flutter to think of all the things we’ll see with fresh eyes.

[yusufyilmaz]

I am very happy on behalf of everyone who worked on this project.
Thank you. I hope the work will be successful. Good luck (How awesome would it be if Webb's journey could be broadcast live)!..

[rcnfo]

It's fascinating to watch the final assembly process. It must be difficult maintaining a clean environment. So many steps leading to a successful launch! Great job!

[vandango]

I still haven't fully absorbed the fact that the Webb is now in space.

[leokimvideo]

Congrats on a fully successful deployment and first images from the God moment of the universe.

[tophighfidelity-amade]

Great mission, fantastic great work!

👌👍

Best regards from Austria, amade‘

[Charles-]

that footage of it deploying it's panels is the last we see of webb in the visible light.

[enzofitzhume]

I can't wait to see images of JWST fully deployed from Hubble !!

[techdefined]

The Ariane 5 once more delivered perfectly. The Ariane 5 holds several GTO records. It has a stellar reliability. It was apart the Atlas 5 the only rocket such a precious cargo can be trusted on. Ariane 5 has already delivered satellites to L2 unlike SpaceX. Thanks to the location the Ariane 5/JWST got 460dV for free. The Ariane 5 fairing is bigger then any other even Falcon Heavy fairing and still JWST could barely fit.

[--Snowy--]

Thank you JWST, Godspeed and Happy New Year 🤗👍

[bertcallebaut]

Amazing achievement! Anyone knows the music used in this video?