NASA is set to launch its next- generation space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, this morning after nearly two and a half decades of planning and work. The European Ariane 5 rocket will take the spaceship to space from French Guiana in South America.
The launch is expected to take 26 minutes. Once it is free of the rocket, the JWST will travel for a month to reach its final destination, which will be 1 million miles from Earth.
You need to know what to watch today.
How do I watch the launch?
NASA plans to broadcast today's launch on its dedicated channel, NASA TV. NASA has a feed on its website. NASA is giving a clean feed of the launch.
What time is the launch?
The launch window for Arianespace is from 7:21AM to 7:44AM. The provider will try to launch at the beginning of the window.
The launch time is New York at 8:20PM, San Francisco at 4:20AM, London at 12:20PM, Berlin at 1:20PM, Moscow at 3:20PM, New Delhi at 8:20PM, Beijing at 8:20PM, Tokyo at
