Webb arrives in French Guiana for launch on Ariane 5
The James Webb Space Telescope, a once in a generation space mission, arrived safely at Pariacabo harbour in French Guiana on 12 October 2021, ahead of its launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport.
Webb was packed in a 30 m long container with additional equipment. It arrived from California on board the MN Colibri which sailed the Panama Canal to French Guiana on a 16-day voyage. The shallow Kourou river was specially dredged to ensure a clear passage and the vessel followed high tide to safely reach port.
The MN Colibri, like its sister vessel the MN Toucan, were built to ship Ariane 5 rocket parts from Europe to French Guiana. They were specifically designed to carry a complete set of Ariane 5 parts across the Atlantic, while having a low enough draft to enable them to follow a route along the shallow Kourou river to the Pariacabo harbour.
Webb will be the largest, most powerful telescope ever launched into space. As part of an international collaboration agreement, ESA is providing the telescope’s launch service using the Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Working with partners, ESA was responsible for the development and qualification of Ariane 5 adaptations for the Webb mission and for the procurement of the launch service by @arianespace.
Webb is an international partnership between @NASA, ESA and the @Canadian Space Agency.
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Great video !
Well done guys, you are amazing ! 🚀👏❤
This has to be a succes. We have waited sooooooo long.
An arrival with style: The Fast and the Furious: Kourou Drift 😍
Don’t screw up ESA.
Can you make thai esa too plaesa
goosepumps. i meant bumps. but pump it up there! 10 bil cargo? isn't it some kind of record?
Good Work 👍
Before JWST launch I said there are no billion stars or billion brown dwarfs in the Universe and if there are there are not as many as previously estimated. The original stars are limited, so is the galaxy.
Welcome …JWT❤️
I'm actually really excited for this 🤩
I've never been more excited for anything in my life.
This is the result of all the years of hard work by scientists and engineers. Praying for success of the launch.
Where is the security?
great …..