2021 AD
The James Webb Space Telescope launches
An Ariane 5 rocket sends an infrared observatory into space from French Guiana.
- Time period
- 2021 AD
- Region
- Americas
- Theme
- Science
The James Webb Space Telescope launched from French Guiana on 25 December 2021. It traveled toward the Sun–Earth L2 region to observe the universe in infrared light.