The European Space Agency lifted the James Webb telescope on top of the Ariane 5 rocket that next week ... After a 16-Day Journey at Sea James Webb Telescope Starts Its Journey to French ...

On Saturday, Dec. 11, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was secured on top of the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it to space from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is due to launch later this week, ... An Ariane 5 rocket preparing for launch at the French Guiana Space Center in June 2017.

An Ariane 5 lifted off from the European spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, at 7:20 a.m. Eastern. The James Webb Space Telescope separated from the rocket’s upper stage 27 minutes after launch.

An Ariane 5 rocket carrying the James Webb Space Telescope rolled out to the launch pad at Kourou, French Guiana, on Dec. 23, 2021. (Image credit: ESA - S. Corvaja) ...

The most recent slippage of the James Webb Space Telescope, ... Back in 2015, when NASA formally reached an agreement with Arianespace to launch on the Ariane 5 rocket, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is finally on the launchpad after years of delays. ... The space observatory, safely tucked inside an Ariane 5 rocket, is expected to launch on December 25.

The James Webb Telescope (JWST), which will enable humans to look further back in time than ever before, ... and an adaptor that enables its launch from the Ariane 5 rocket. ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope separates from its Ariane 5 rocket with the bright blue Earth in the background in this view captured after its launch on Dec. 25, 2021. (Image credit: NASA TV) ...

An Ariane 5 was recently stacked at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, and it's currently undergoing final preparations to receive the massive James Webb Space Telescope.

Part of the Ariane 5 rocket that will carry the James Webb Space Telescope into space. Credit: ESA / CNES / Arianespace The brilliant, hexagonal, gold-plated mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope.