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I really hope this isn't a "MAKE IT PASS, OR ELSE" situation. this telescope doesn't deserve any functionality setbacks in exchange for more schedule setbacks.
by naikrovek 5y ago
I really hope this isn't a "MAKE IT PASS, OR ELSE" situation.
this telescope doesn't deserve any functionality setbacks in exchange for more schedule setbacks.
a telescope made late because of fixes is a fully working telescope. a prematurely launched telescope is broken for its entire service life.
- irjustin 5y agoNo, they know what's at stake. That's why it's been delayed... and delayed... and delayed... The question we're all biting our nails for is - Will it work?
- austincheney 5y agoThe Hubble was launched broken. The mirror had a precision defect and produced blurry photos. A team had to go up and manually correct the focus. https://www.nasa.gov/content/hubbles-mirror-flaw https://www.nasa.gov/content/hubbles-mirror-flaw
- julienchastang 5y agoA post launch fix of this type will not be possible for JWST due to the solar (not Earth) orbit of the instrument.
- redisman 5y agoCan’t do that with this orbit
- parksy 5y agoI fully agree, my first gut reaction every time I read an update about the JWST is fear that something will go wrong. I hope they take all the time needed to get it right. I do also wonder if interactions with air / moisture / dust will degrade the components faster than they would wear out in space, the longer it's here on Earth? I'm guessing this is all accounted for too, just crazy to think of all the variables at play in the success of a project like this.