This is a market on whether The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched successfully on or before the resolution time, December 31 2021, 11:59:59 PM ET.

The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Arianespace's ELA-3 launch complex at European Spaceport located near Kourou, French Guiana. 

This market will resolve to "Yes", if - according to the resolution sources - the James Webb Space Telescope launches before the resolution time. "Launches" will mean that the telescope lifts off the ground and reaches outer space (past the Karman line) in "one piece" (i.e. did not explode) before the resolution time. Note that the market will still resolve to "Yes" if the telescope is still attached to a rocket, as long as the aforementioned criteria are satisfied. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

Please note, if for any reason, the launch is postponed after the resolution time, this market will resolve to "No".

The resolution sources for this market will be the official announcements from NASA, The European Space Agency, or any other credible source.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the most powerful infrared science observatory ever to be sent into space. From its orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, Webb will study some of the most distant objects in the universe—but first it has to get there. Webb will be folded up inside the rocket that launches it into space, gradually unfurling as it travels to its destination beyond the Moon.

The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket, one of the world's most reliable launch vehicles. The Ariane 5 launch vehicle will provide thrust for roughly 26 minutes after liftoff from French Guiana. Moments after upper (second) stage engine cut-off, Webb is supposed to be released from the Ariane 5 and to fly on its own in a fully stowed state.

For further information about the Webb mission, visit http://www.webb.nasa.gov

Watch the launch live at: https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public

For information about the construction and engineering of the Webb telescope, visit http://www.nasa.gov/webb

Will the James Webb telescope be launched successfully in 2021?

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