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JWST isn’t likely the most complex thing launched in space, just the most complex thing that is unclassified.
by prpl 5y ago
JWST isn’t likely the most complex thing launched in space, just the most complex thing that is unclassified.
- idiotsecant 5y agoFor some reason those eggheads in labcoats insist we should point this telescope away from earth, can you imagine? What a waste.
- _dy2u 5y agoYep. 2012: "The secretive government agency that flies spy satellites has made a stunning gift to NASA: two exquisite telescopes as big and powerful as the Hubble Space Telescope. They’ve never left the ground and are in storage in Rochester, N.Y." Those were just outdated spares predating Hubble, and apparently more advanced: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-gets-military-spy-telescopes-for-astronomy/2012/06/04/gJQAsT6UDV_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-...