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re: Webb telescope, still scheduled for November launch?

Posted on 8/4/21 at 9:53 pm to
Posted by Kentucker
Cincinnati, KY
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 8/4/21 at 9:53 pm to
The JWST is en route to French Guiana. It will be launched on an Ariane rocket sometime near the middle of November unless the trip to the launch site causes more delays. It is an extremely delicate cargo that requires many handlers during the trip.

Its destination is the Lagrange Point 2 some 1 million miles from earth. It was supposed to have been launched in 2007 at a cost of $500 million. 14 years later it is finally ready at a cost of $10 billion. If it fails, it could be the end of NASA.
Posted by MDB
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2019
3098 posts
Posted on 8/4/21 at 10:07 pm to
Is it supposed to replace Hubble or is an adjunct to it? Different optics, correct?

I just hope they remember to take the lens cap off.
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