# Weather delays NASA launch of James Webb Telescope until Christmas day

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/weather-delays-nasa-launch-of-james-webb-telescope-until-christmas-day/
- Published: 2021-12-22T09:30:09-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: The James Webb Space Telescope during a test deployment of its primary mirror in March 2020. Photo credit: Northrop Grumman. Article by Leslie Katz. CNET – December 21, 2021. If all goes according to plan, Christmas will bring an exciting gift for skywatchers the world over. The much-anticipated launch of NASA’s James Webb Telescope has been delayed yet again — but only by 24 hours this time. The launch window is now set for Christmas morning starting at 4:20 a.m. PT rather than the same time the morning of Christmas eve. Decades of work have gone into the launch of NASA’s most powerful telescope ever, a successor to the aging Hubble Telescope, which has faced a series of technical challenges in recent months. […] Click here to view original web page at www.cnet.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki Director of Art & Design See Full Bio