Webb Telescope Launch Highlights
Webb Telescope Launch Highlights
Webb Launch Broadcast Highlights - December 25, 2021
STScI MOC Highlights during Webb Launch and Power Up
Video of the Webb Telescope separation from the Ariane 5 launcher on December 25, 2021. The spacecraft separation was captured by the Independent Video Telemetry Kit (VIKI). It captured this view from the upper stage of the Ariane 5 rocket during the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. The VIKI sytem was developed by the Irish space company Réaltra Space Systems Engineering.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and ESA
Camera provided by Realtor Space Systems Engineering
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Producers
- Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Kelsea Brennan-Wessels (ESA)
- Sophia Roberts (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
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Broadcast engineer
- Matthew Tonjes (NASA/Abacus Technology Corporation)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Editor
- Rich Melnick (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, December 27, 2021.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:43 PM EDT.
