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Hopefully it inserts into L2 orbit successfully and starts doing science. If the results are interesting I can well see a future mission to try and refuel it to
by PaulKeeble 5y ago
Hopefully it inserts into L2 orbit successfully and starts doing science. If the results are interesting I can well see a future mission to try and refuel it to extend its life past its projected 10+ years.
- randmeerkat 5y agohttps://www.cnn.com/2021/12/30/world/james-webb-space-telescope-updates-scn/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/30/world/james-webb-space-telesc... “It also used less propellant than planned due to the precision of the telescope's launch aboard the Ariane 5 rocket, so "the observatory should have enough propellant to allow support of science operations in orbit for significantly more than a 10-year science lifetime," according to NASA.”