Webb Placed on Top of Ariane 5 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Webb Placed on Top of Ariane 5

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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. After its arrival in the final assembly building, Webb was slowly hoisted nearly 130 feet and then perfectly aligned on top of the Ariane 5, after which technicians bolted Webb’s launch vehicle adapter down to the rocket. The next step ahead is to encapsulate Webb inside the Ariane 5’s specially adapted fairing.

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Image credit: ESA-M.Pedoussaut

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