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Originally Posted by Multiverse
Only a three month mission? That surprises me - would have thought with the huge investment costs of construction & launch it would be designed for a longer life.
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The Hubble Telescope was the same. It was never meant to still be running after 29 years. I think JWT was supposed to replace it at least 5 years ago, but Hubble's original plan was for no more than about 10 years, I think.
Oh, if only they could build such wild underestimations into motor vehicles, or home appliances...