Watch: Christmas Day launch of $10bn James Webb space telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope is set to take off at UK time after years of delays and blown budgets. A “once in a generation” space telescope, which is the most powerful and expensive ever made, will be finally launched into space on Christmas Day. However, scientists in the UK and abroad are beginning to get nervous ahead of the landmark launch of the James Webb Space Telescope today, with decades of work relying on a flawless take-off. It is set to blast off from French Guiana at UK time atop an Ariane 5 rocket, and it will take about a month before it reaches its final destination. Read more here: Credit: Nasa TV Subscribe to The Telegraph on YouTube ► Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analys