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Hank: the James Webb Space Telescope will launch in March 2021 (2020)

prediction · status: proved wrong · last event: proved wrong (2021-12-24) · owner: Hank

In January 2020 Hank wrote that the James Webb Space Telescope would launch, fingers crossed, in March 2021. No later video records the launch.

Told alongside: Hank: the James Webb Space Telescope will let us see deeper than ever before (2021)

About: James Webb Space Telescope

date event what video
2020-01-31 predicted The description says the image maps candidates for other telescopes, especially the infrared James Webb Space Telescope, which will launch, fingers crossed, in March 2021. (hedged) How Many Stars are in the Sky? video description
2021-12-24 proved wrong The launch is scheduled for Christmas morning at 7:20 a.m. Eastern Time. 29 Days of Astronomical Terror 00:03:24

What is said about it

1 statement, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2020-01-31 · How Many Stars are in the Sky? — Hank says the number of visible stars depends on conditions and on equipment, and once equipment counts the question becomes how many stars are in the Milky Way. — 00:00:23