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[Hawking Radiation]

2 fucking minutes to go.

20 years in the making.

 

[cormack12]

Quite surprised it isn't a bigger event. Not much coverage in UK like

 

[Agent_Nobody]

Here we go.

 

[Facism]

awwwwww yiss penetrate that sky

 

[Aggelos]

the limit of the atmosphere reached.

 

[Kev Kev]

What h h h happened?

 

[Aggelos]

What h h h happened?

The rocket has nominal trajectory, as of yet.

 

[Facism]

What h h h happened?

looking good so far

 

[Kev Kev]

The rocket has nominal trajectory, as of yet.

Awesome!

 

[FunkMiller]

So far, so good

 

[Rockondevil]

That was amazing. Best Christmas.
Can’t wait to see if it all works out unfolding. Fingers are crossed.

 

[Kev Kev]

 

[Aggelos]

separation from the main rocket, and nominal trajectory, 2nd stage.

 

[cormack12]

When does Khaleesi fly in on Drogon?

 

[Coolwhhip]

Wish they showed video like SpaceX does.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Wish they showed video like SpaceX does.

SpaceX has definitely gotten the presentation down. And there's something funny about watching a launch and not having the sideshow of a booster landing.

But seems like the French are getting the job done.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Kinda funny to see all the scientists talking about kilometers and the American commentator still talking about miles.

 

[cormack12]

15 tonnes for 16 minutes. Jesus Christ.

 

[Aggelos]

Bon voyage James Webb telescope.

 

[cormack12]

So do we wait a month now and it has to put itself together? I.e. all the hard stuff done now or is there other deployment stuff to be done when it gets to L2?

 

[Coolwhhip]

It floating into space with the sun lighting up the solar panels and earth in the background was a stunning sight.

 

[Sakura]

So do we wait a month now and it has to put itself together? I.e. all the hard stuff done now or is there other deployment stuff to be done when it gets to L2?

I believe it is 6 months before it is deployed and ready.

 

[FunkMiller]

An amazing and perfect launch so far

I am consistently stunned by the genius of the scientists and engineers who pull off these insanely difficult feats. The absolute best of humanity, hands down.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

So do we wait a month now and it has to put itself together? I.e. all the hard stuff done now or is there other deployment stuff to be done when it gets to L2?

There’s 13 days of instruments deploying and in about a month it has to do a corrective burn to reach the L2 point. So it’s not quite over yet.

 

[Aggelos]

So do we wait a month now and it has to put itself together? I.e. all the hard stuff done now or is there other deployment stuff to be done when it gets to L2?

It'll enter unfolding/unwrapping procedures



"Starting 31 minutes after launch, and continuing for about 13 days, JWST will go through the process of deploying its solar array, antenna, sunshade, mirror, and arm.

Nearly a month after launch, a trajectory correction will be initiated to place JWST into a halo orbit at the L2 Lagrange point "

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Astronomical success!

 

[Facism]

what a time to be alive

 

[Aggelos]

Astronomical success!

Wait until it unfolds/deploys completely the next 13 days. It's quite a challenge of various target points to be hit/met.
Once it's deployed completely, then it would be an astronomical success.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Why is this plastic man talking about god?

 

[Aggelos]

Why is this plastic man talking about god?

It's just a figure of speech of human beings.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Wait until it unfolds/deploys completely the next 13 days. It's quite a challenge of various target points to be hit/met.
Once it's deployed completely, then it would be an astronomical success.

 

[cormack12]

It'll enter unfolding/unwrapping procedures



"Starting 31 minutes after launch, and continuing for about 13 days, JWST will go through the process of deploying its solar array, antenna, sunshade, mirror, and arm.

Nearly a month after launch, a trajectory correction will be initiated to place JWST into a halo orbit at the L2 Lagrange point "

And each one of those carries a risk of not working right?

Will we get a first picture pretty soon or is it one of those things where it takes a lot of photos then sends them slowly to earth and we stitch them all together?

 

[Wildebeest]

The launch team are rightfully happy, but that was the easy part for this one, and it is going to be a couple of months before buttocks unclench.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Last view of Webb after upper stage separation on its way to L2

 

[Coolwhhip]

Why wouldnt they put a few cameras on the Webb?

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Why wouldnt they put a few cameras on the Webb?

What is there to see ? What benefit would it have?
Put cameras on an expensive observatory for 0 contributions to any science.
This thing went through years of tests. It would be a damn shame if slapping on a few cameras just for the sake of a launch spectacle ends up fucking up the $10B observatory.

No need to add more complexity to already complex hardware just for the sake of creating spectacle for an online audience.

 

[strange headache]

Go Webb!

 

[Coolwhhip]

What is there to see ? What benefit would it have?
Put cameras on an expensive observatory for 0 contributions to any science.
This thing went through years of tests. It would be a damn shame if slapping on a few cameras just for the sake of a launch spectacle ends up fucking up the $10B observatory.

No need to add more complexity to already complex hardware just for the sake of creating spectacle for an online audience.

True and maybe you don't see anything but darkness anyway.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

Why wouldnt they put a few cameras on the Webb?

Just take a picture of it with the Hubble telescope

 

[ClanOfNone]

Great launch and deployment so far, I tuned out after they confirmed system power up after the solar array deployed.

My kids were like "wtf are you watching" they didn't know anything about the launch. When Hubble went up in 90 that's all we heard about in school for like a week or more.

Now start showing me some cool shit!

 

[Aggelos]

 

[Badlucktroll]

I imagine we will just see hot jupiters, and airless hot or cold super earths in our neighborhood.

 

[Portugeezer]

Go Webb!

The best shiny tinsel for Christmas.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

Was reading up on it, and apparently we'll see more pictures of black holes? Well not images of the holes itself but the light around it.

 

[greyshark]

And so it begins … 29 days on edge.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Holy crap, I didn't know this thing was gonna orbit out beyond the moon. That shit is crazy.

 

[mortal]

Go Webb!

So beautiful, like a glimmering jewel in space

 

[Sakura]

And each one of those carries a risk of not working right?

Will we get a first picture pretty soon or is it one of those things where it takes a lot of photos then sends them slowly to earth and we stitch them all together?

Webb FAQs - NASA Science

General Questions About Webb Webb’s Orbit Webb’s Mirrors Webb’s Instruments & Technology Webb Science Building and Using Webb Webb and the Public Basic Science More Information General Questions About Webb What is the James Webb Space Telescope? The James Webb Space Telescope, also called Webb...

jwst.nasa.gov

Just scroll down to:
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER LAUNCH, HOW LONG UNTIL THERE WILL BE DATA?

"After six months: Webb will begin its science mission and start to conduct routine science operations."

 

[Kev Kev]

And so it begins … 29 days on edge.

 

[cormack12]

Webb FAQs - NASA Science

General Questions About Webb Webb’s Orbit Webb’s Mirrors Webb’s Instruments & Technology Webb Science Building and Using Webb Webb and the Public Basic Science More Information General Questions About Webb What is the James Webb Space Telescope? The James Webb Space Telescope, also called Webb...

jwst.nasa.gov

Just scroll down to:
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER LAUNCH, HOW LONG UNTIL THERE WILL BE DATA?

"After six months: Webb will begin its science mission and start to conduct routine science operations."