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It’s incredibly exciting to watch Webb deploy. I was too young to remember Hubble but will definitely remember this.

• guerrilla 5y ago
  It makes me feel like a kid again.
• fsckboy 5y ago
  Hubble deployed only to discover they had screwed up and it was blurry. https://www.nasa.gov/content/hubbles-mirror-flaw https://www.nasa.gov/content/hubbles-mirror-flaw
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  • jacquesm 5y ago
    Which was then fixed in space by astronauts during 5 consecutive EVAs.
    • lisper 5y ago
      Only the first of those missions was to fix the flaw. The others were to install various upgrades. And all this was only possible because Hubble was in LEO. If JWST fails it’s game over.
      • jacquesm 5y ago
        > Only the first of those missions was to fix the flaw. First mission five space walks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-61 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-61 > The others were to install various upgrades. Those were completely different missions, not different spacewalks. > If JWST fails it’s game over. Yes, let's hope that it doesn't.
        • lisper 5y ago
          > First mission five space walks. I stand corrected.
          • jacquesm 5y ago
            NP, just wanted to make sure that was accurate. We transmitted STS-82 live so I remember that one pretty clearly, but STS-61 really was the one that made all the difference. Unfortunately we didn't have our software ready at that time, that only happened in 95 and then NASA and NetNitco talked to us just in time to have it all ready to go for STS-82. Thinking about it: that's actually scary how quick the time has passed, it's like yesterday. I don't think I left the office from about an hour before countdown until it was back on the ground. Here is a shot from STS-82: https://twitter.com/jmattheij/status/1474767067236777991 https://twitter.com/jmattheij/status/1474767067236777991
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