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The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. Its high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments allow it to view objects too old, distant, or faint for the Hubble Space Telescope.

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The Webb was launched on 25 December 2021 on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana.

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The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

led Webb's design and development and partnered with two main agencies: the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

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The primary contractor for the project was Northrop Grumman. The telescope is named after James E. Webb, who was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.