After nearly two decades of development, the space observatory is scheduled to blast off no earlier than December 24.
![NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is secured on top of the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it to space from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana [File: M.Pedoussaut/ESA via AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/AP21351632077585.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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After nearly two decades of development, the space observatory is scheduled to blast off no earlier than December 24.
