Originally supposed to launch on the 22nd and it's been one delay after another.
jwst.nasa.gov
So maybe we'll all get a 10 billion dollar Christmas present this weekend! I certainly hope so.
If all goes to plan it should take about a month for it to get into position. We should start getting our first images in about 6 or 7 months.
This thing is going to make Hubble look like a pair of binoculars. It's THAT powerful.

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So maybe we'll all get a 10 billion dollar Christmas present this weekend! I certainly hope so.
If all goes to plan it should take about a month for it to get into position. We should start getting our first images in about 6 or 7 months.
This thing is going to make Hubble look like a pair of binoculars. It's THAT powerful.