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luvs2sing

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8. What a thrill!

Reply to denbot (Original post)

Sat Dec 25, 2021, 10:00 AM

Dec 2021

I’ll admit to tearing up several times. And I’ll probably spend the rest of the day saying, “Go, Webb” in a deep French accent.

It took me back to being a child, watching the Apollo launches, and wanting to be one of those people working in the control room.

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James Webb Telescope launches on NASA Live Stream [View all] denbot Dec 2021 OP

Merry X-Mass to Humanity !! reACTIONary Dec 2021 #1

Watched the array deploy BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #2

Wow, thanks for this link! FM123 Dec 2021 #3

😊 How many dozens of things had to go right? Hortensis Dec 2021 #4

Thousands of things sarge43 Dec 2021 #9

A true wonder. My husband used to work at JPL. Hortensis Dec 2021 #10

Oh good! calimary Dec 2021 #5

So Great! hollygolively Dec 2021 #6

This begins the "two weeks of terror." localroger Dec 2021 #7

What a thrill! luvs2sing Dec 2021 #8

What an engineering marvel! SheltieLover Dec 2021 #11

Fantastic! IrishAfricanAmerican Dec 2021 #12

Wonderful achievement by NASA and Arianspace! Truly abhorrent and unacceptable comment from Nelson PirateRo Dec 2021 #13

I cannot get the video working. What did the asshole say? And how did a bible thumper niyad Dec 2021 #17

Here you go PirateRo Dec 2021 #21

Thank you for the link. That was bizarre. niyad Dec 2021 #22

Welkies :) stay safe out there! PirateRo Dec 2021 #23

Another good link to track where it is at burrowowl Dec 2021 #25

TY👍 Look at bottom of screen for "Where is Web" very neat monitoring electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #26

Thank goodness! JohnnyRingo Dec 2021 #14

$13 billion?! edhopper Dec 2021 #15

Amazing! MuseRider Dec 2021 #16

I'll be honest, every time I read the name it feels like NASA saying, "F-you, LGBTQ Americans" NullTuples Dec 2021 #18

Wrong James Webb GB_RN Dec 2021 #19

No - you are the one with the wrong James Webb whopis01 Dec 2021 #20

Sorry... GB_RN Dec 2021 #29

No, I have the right one. State dept in the 50's then NASA in the 60's. NullTuples Dec 2021 #28

See My Response Above (#29) GB_RN Dec 2021 #30

Thank you. NullTuples Dec 2021 #31

Absolutely GB_RN Dec 2021 #32

I am disgusted llashram Dec 2021 #24

You know what would ACTUALLY be a great day for planet earth? PatrickforB Dec 2021 #27