General / Off-Topic James Webb telescope ready for launch in 2021

[Caramel Clown]

Ariane, the ol' reliable. Mostly
Glad it's over the hump, so to speak. Now a month old journey to the final destination.

 

[Factabulous]

The unfolding is also a risky bit - fingers crossed

 

[Factabulous]

Tension mounts ...

Edit: And it's done

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1478417701517377547

Source: https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1478417701517377547?s=20

 

[Factabulous]

Uh, and now they've done the secondary mirror. Going faster than I thought it would

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1478771722769870851

Source: https://twitter.com/NASAWebb/status/1478771722769870851?s=20

 

[Northpin]

A nice presentation of the JWST complicated L2 Orbit

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybn8-_QV8Tg