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NASA successfully launches James Webb Space Telescope

By NASA, ESA and Associated Press

Dec. 25, 2021

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The world's largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to detect light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life.
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25.
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
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Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25.
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25.
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Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
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Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25.
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In this image released by NASA, Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
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In this image released by NASA, Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25.
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NASA VIA AP

The James Webb Space Telescope is separated in space on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021.
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The James Webb Space Telescope is separated in space on Saturday, Dec. 25.
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Launch teams monitor the countdown to the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Saturday, Dec. 25.

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