#2559: December 25th Launch

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[Close-up of the top of the James Webb Space Telescope launch rocket. A "Webb" logo can be seen alongside other indistinct logos. Some clouds and birds are visible in the background.]

Caption: T-minus 10...9...8...

[Zoom-out to show the complete rocket and the ground below. The rocket takes up the bottom-left corner. At the top-right, Santa Claus and a line of reindeer are flying in towards the left.]

Santa: Ho ho ho!

Santa: Merry Christmas!

[Ponytail and Cueball sitting at mission control consoles.]

Cueball: Oh no.


(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:Update: Santa has been destroyed by the range safety officer.


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