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Detailed explanation-1: -NASA delays launch of flagship James Webb Space Telescope to Oct. 31, 2021 | Space.

Detailed explanation-2: -James Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed to Christmas Eve-or Later. The launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed yet again. NASA’s long-awaited space observatory is now scheduled to lift off from French Guiana no earlier than Dec. 24, two days later than previously planned.

Detailed explanation-3: -The agency said that a “communication issue between the observatory and the launch vehicle system” caused the postponement but didn’t disclose any additional details.

Detailed explanation-4: -In June 2018, NASA delayed the launch by an additional 10 months to March 2021, based on the assessment of the independent review board convened after the failed March 2018 test deployment.

Detailed explanation-5: -The delay is due to a communication issue between the observatory and the launch vehicle system. The delay came just days after the telescope was placed on top of the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it to space from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.