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  • 25 December 2021

    James Webb Space Telescope

    Webb is an infrared observatory built by NASA with ESA and the Canadian Space Agency. Where Hubble sees mostly visible light, Webb looks in the infrared, to see the first galaxies, look through dust, and study the atmospheres of planets around other stars.

    5 videos
    • Northrop Grumman
    • SciNews
    • NASA

  • Galileo

    1 video
    • European Space Agency, ESA

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  1. Webb Telescope Launch and Deployment Sequence on Ariane 5

    Northrop Grumman

  2. Webb’s Christmas Day Launch on Ariane 5: Countdown to Separation

    NASA

  3. Ariane 5 VA256 Launches Webb Telescope From Kourou, 25 Dec 2021

    SciNews

  4. Webb’s Ariane 5 Launch from Kourou, Tracked Stage by Stage

    The Launch Pad

  5. How Webb Works: Infrared Design, Build and Ariane 5 Launch

    Jared Owen

  6. ISS History: Assembly, Crises and the Plan to Deorbit by 2030

    Classic Aerospace History

  7. Galileo: How Europe Built Its Own Satellite Navigation System

    European Space Agency, ESA
Play video: Galileo: How Europe Built Its Own Satellite Navigation System

Galileo: How Europe Built Its Own Satellite Navigation System

European Space Agency, ESA

Duration 50:54

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All the videos

  1. Ariane 5 VA256 Launches Webb Telescope From Kourou, 25 Dec 2021

    Launch coverageSciNews · 5:08

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  2. Webb’s Ariane 5 Launch from Kourou, Tracked Stage by Stage

    Launch coverageThe Launch Pad · 9:13

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  3. How Webb Works: Infrared Design, Build and Ariane 5 Launch

    Mission explainerJared Owen · 19:35

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  4. ISS History: Assembly, Crises and the Plan to Deorbit by 2030

    DocumentaryClassic Aerospace History · 1:13:57

  5. Galileo: How Europe Built Its Own Satellite Navigation System

    DocumentaryEuropean Space Agency, ESA · 50:54

    Mission: Galileo

  6. Webb Telescope Launch and Deployment Sequence on Ariane 5

    Mission explainerNorthrop Grumman · 12:03

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

  7. Webb’s Christmas Day Launch on Ariane 5: Countdown to Separation

    Launch coverageNASA · 2:17:30

    Mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)

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