NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as technical challenges.
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Source:
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-nasa-james-webb-space-telescope.html