The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope which conducts infrared astronomy. As the largest optical telescope in space, its high resolution and sensitivity allow it to view objects too old, distant, or faint for the Hubble Space Telescope

Launch date: December 25, 2021 at 1:20 PM GMT+1

Power: 2,000 watts

Launch mass: 6,161 kg

Cost: 10 billion USD (2016)

Launch site: Guiana Space Centre

Manufacturers: Northrop Grumman, Ball Aerospace & Technologies

Organizations: European Space Agency, NASA, Canadian Space Agency