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Jimmy Webb wrote the perfect song for the launch back in 1978, and here Michael Feinstein sings it.

Jimmy Webb wrote the perfect song for the launch back in 1978, and here Michael Feinstein sings it.
I updated the video of "Up Up & Away" sung by Michael Feinstein, written by Jimmy Webb, to reflect the change in the launch date. By unbelievable coincidence, Jimmy Webb wrote this song while James Webb was the head of NASA. You can't make this stuff up. It's the perfect time to join them together.

Up Up & Away Updated Nov 2021 launch date

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rV1FefHib4

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Here's the official statement at the JWST website:
NASA Statement on James Webb Space Telescope Launch Readiness

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which will be the premier observatory of the next decade, remains on schedule for a launch readiness date no earlier than Oct. 31, 2021.

Webb will ship to the launch site in August with little to no schedule margin; launch processing will take two months. The observatory has completed all the post-environmental testing deployments, and it is in its final integration and folding stages. Final stow, closeout, and pack and ship are imminent. We are working closely with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace on establishing the launch date. We will launch approximately four months after the first launch of the Ariane 5 this year, which is scheduled for late July. Webb has no launch date constraints; hence, it can launch almost any day of the year.

Webb will study every phase in the history of our universe, including the first luminous glows after the creation of the cosmos, the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, and the evolution of our own solar system.

Alise Fisher
NASA Headquarters
Alise.m.fisher@nasa.gov

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Onwards and "Up Up & Away"-wards!

Ciao!

Christine