James Webb Space Telescope - Images & Discussion

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marcn

·Dec 24, 2021

Goes up Christmas day. NASA’s YouTube will stream it.

 

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Evitzee

·Dec 24, 2021

It's a very important project, hope all goes well, it's been decades in the making. Another 'failure is not an option' moment.

 

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Foo2rama

·Dec 24, 2021·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

If it wasn’t at like 3 am my time I’d watch it. I’ve never watched an Arianne system launch.

 

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MTROIS

·Dec 24, 2021

Arianespace please do not f-up…
Arianespace please do not f-up…
Arianespace please do not f-up…
Arianespace please do not f-up…
Arianespace please do not f-up…
Arianespace please do not f-up…
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Arianespace please do not f-up…

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marcn

·Dec 25, 2021

It's staggering to contemplate what this instrument has the potential to show us. We (all humans) *SO* need this right now.

 

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Tad

·Dec 25, 2021

The tech, science and engineering behind this is mind blowing. After 10 billion spent you better hope the thing delivers some results.

 

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TimeODanaos

·Dec 25, 2021

Wow! Way better than the usual Christmas morning fare - loving the Santa hats in mission control, and the French accents are just lovely. 🙄
Oh - and this is the science and technology we need to validate ourselves as a species. Fingers crossed for payload deployment...

Edited: Jul 12, 2022

 

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pdxleaf

·Dec 25, 2021·"I cut it TWICE and it's still short!"

 

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MTROIS

·Dec 25, 2021

GO WEBB!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another reminder that nothing is possible without team work!
Merry Christmas indeed!!

 

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Dsloan

·Dec 25, 2021

Can't wait to see the first images!

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Dec 25, 2021

JWST with a Gold coated mirror, aka " The First Light machine "

 

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Larry S

·Dec 25, 2021·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Great x Mass present!

 

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marcn

·Dec 25, 2021

Now THIS is very cool. Not sure if it'll work on mobile or not, but it shows you where JWST is in its mission phases, its distance, etc. OMG, full nerd-on right now. (sorry!)

https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html

 

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kkt

·Dec 25, 2021

Evitzee

It's a very important project, hope all goes well, it's been decades in the making. Another 'failure is not an option' moment.

I wouldn't say that exactly. I mean I'm certainly glad that the telescope launch was successful, but losing an Apollo mission and three astronauts at the height (depth?) of the cold war would have been way worse than losing any unmanned mission.

 

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khangct

·Dec 25, 2021

I’m extremely excited for this too

 

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connieseamaster

·Dec 25, 2021

I met John Mather once when I was in middle school. I really want this to work so fυcking bad.

 

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connieseamaster

·Dec 25, 2021

kkt

I wouldn't say that exactly. I mean I'm certainly glad that the telescope launch was successful, but losing an Apollo mission and three astronauts at the height (depth?) of the cold war would have been way worse than losing any unmanned mission.

Apollo 1 would like a word

NASA especially has put so much money and brainpower into this project over the last 25 years that if it does fail, it will be a massive blow to the idea that space is something we explore vs something we commodify and exploit. We're not out of the woods until we get the first pictures back.

 

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kkt

·Dec 25, 2021

I have not forgotten Apollo 1, and it was way worse than loss of any unmanned mission would have been. Especially since it wasn't even a space mission yet.

 

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connieseamaster

·Dec 25, 2021

Losing James Webb would easily be the second worst thing to happen to space exploration after Apollo 1. The Challenger and Columbia losses were absolutely tragic, but in this day and environment, losing James Webb would be much worse for the cause of space exploration. I'm not sure NASA in it's form as a scientific agency would survive it.

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Darlinboy

·Dec 26, 2021

Great to see the launch go off without a hitch! The next big milestone will be the various deployments/unfoldings, which occur in stages until late January, when the final orbit point is reached. That process is incredibly complicated, with dozens and dozens of "single point failure" components - so keep your fingers crossed.

Edited: Dec 26, 2021