The countdown to the launch of NASA’s largest space telescope has begun. The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched today on Christmas Day, December 25, and space enthusiasts can watch all the action live. The telescope is scheduled to launch from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 7:20 a.m. EST (5:50 p.m. IST). The space agency will live stream James Webb’s flight and comment on the countdown live on NASA Live. Additionally, NASA will also broadcast the launch on various social media channels. The James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
The James Webb . Space Telescope is an international project by NASA with its partners, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Except NASA Live, you can also watch the launch on the official NASA Youtube Channel.
You can watch the livestream below:
Other options for watching live broadcasts include NASA TV, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedInand NASA apps. On Facebook, you can also join the event and interact with others watching the premiere.
According to a NASA blog post, the broadcast will feature breathtaking footage from the launch site at Kourou as well as commentary from experts. Viewers can also watch incredible clips showing the telescope’s development, live talks about the technology, and cutting-edge animations depicting how the telescope will unfold as it arrives. time.
However, until the launch event begins, you can watch a series of YouTube videos titled Journey into space, which introduces the story of the James Webb Space Telescope to date.
The launch will be broadcast live from the James Webb Space Telescope’s James Webb Space Telescope’s French Guiana launch site, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute. in Baltimore, Maryland. The broadcast will continue for about an hour after the launch and follow the initial milestones after the launch.
