NASA paid $8.8 billion on just the James Webb. If they wanted to have a mass produced telescope for much cheaper, they could likely pay someone to produce a bun

NASA paid $8.8 billion on just the James Webb. If they wanted to have a mass produced telescope for much cheaper, they could likely pay someone to produce a bunch of them for $8.8 billion. It wouldn't be as capable, but that's probably also not necessary.