The issue here is that not only was the large impact a statistical outlier, but so were the other dozen smaller impacts. So unless the team can optimize the or

The issue here is that not only was the large impact a statistical outlier, but so were the other dozen smaller impacts. So unless the team can optimize the orientation of the craft (which they are attempting) to reduce risk (and reduce observation targets), the telescope will likely not meet its projected lifetime. We're all hoping for the best, but the models of micrometeor density at L2 were likely optimistically inaccurate.