[jacquesm]

Ariane 5 is a European effort, not a US effort, it will launch from French Guyana, not from the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5

[rrss]

Cool.

Webb will be monitored and operated by NASA in Maryland.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope#T...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Telescope_Science_Inst...

[jacquesm]

I really don't get your fixation about this: the people involved are all most likely extremely happy to see their creation fly and to have Christmas take a backseat to that.

Let's just hope it all goes well, this is one of the most complex space endeavors we've ever tried, and if it fails it will have many negative long term implications.

[rrss]

I did not get your real or feigned ignorance that Christmas is a much more significant holiday to the vast majority of the people involved than the Feast of the Ass.

I also hope all goes well. Cheers.

[jacquesm]

I couldn't care less about Christmas, but I do care about the JWST, and I can't wait for first light.