Coverage dated December 14, 2021

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch pushed to Christmas Eve

Headline from Local News 8

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The highly anticipated launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is facing yet another delay before it can lift off the launchpad. Heralded to be the premier space science observatory of the next decade, the telescope is now expected to launch on December 24 from Europe’s Sp…

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Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. Scientific American

    James Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed to Christmas Eve—or Later (opens Scientific American)

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    Scientific American's feed description

    A communications glitch between the observatory and its launch vehicle forced the delay, NASA officials say

  2. Local News 8

    NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launch pushed to Christmas Eve (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Ashley Strickland, CNN The highly anticipated launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is facing yet another delay before it can lift off the launchpad. Heralded to be the premier space science observatory of the next decade, the telescope is now expected to launch on December 24 from Europe’s Sp…

  3. Phys

    NASA: Webb telescope launch delayed by communication problem (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    Next week's launch of NASA's new space telescope is delayed for at least two days because of a communication problem between the observatory and the rocket.

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