It was the space and astronomical event of the end of 2021 – and even of the decade – on Christmas Day: a specially primed Ariane 5 launcher took off at 13:20 minutes and 7 seconds from the European spaceport in French Guiana with its very precious cargo on board, the JWST, the largest and most sophisticated telescopes sent into space.
Everything went very well and the flight of This architecture, built around a cryogenic main stage, combines simplicity and robustness with a limited number of propellants, while offering a … “data-image =” https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/midioriginal/4/8/5/485c816643_50034508_ariane-5-image.jpg “data-url =” https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences / definitions / univers-ariane-5-3455 / “data-more =” Read more “>Ariane 5 was even so precise that the ambitious mission of Webb could well last 10 years. Very good news for all astronomers earthlings.
The video above is a very nice additional gift from the European Space Agency represents a gateway to space for Europe. Its mission is to shape European space capacity development activities and to make … “data-image =” https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/midioriginal/0/9/f/09f0b05e28_50034401_logo -esa-fs.jpg “data-url =” https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/definitions/univers-esa-2466/ “data-more =” Read more “>THAT, the European Space Agency, for this launch event on 25 December. We never tire of watching these images filmed from the upper floor of Ariane 5. We witness the separation from télescope spatial Webb in the outskirts of the Earth and its remoteness in real time. It was 13:47 minutes and 14 seconds. We admire, not without emotion, this beautiful baby leaving his cradle to finally fly with his own wings in the direction of the point de Lagrange L2, 1.5 million kilometers away, where he will conduct his observations. JWST is currently pursuing its deployment in space. Slowly but surely.
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