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Old 19-11-2021, 06:29 PM
Spyrith (Dave)
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Originally Posted by astroron View Post
This is going to happen 1.2 Million kilometres out in space at the end
of next month.
All without a glitch, hopefully
Absolutely amazing.
If it fails, then it's about 10 billion dollars and 20 years of work
down the drain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg-YI0T-4Mk
Cheers
In all fairness, those 10 billion dollars and 20 years of work won't be entirely wasted even if it fails.

A lot of know-how and industrial processes were developed and created to allow the creation of the JWST.

If the telescope would be damaged or rendered inoperable, replacing it should cost a fraction of the money and time. It would come down to politicians in Congress whether a replacement were made, but it certainly wouldn't be as expensive as before nor as time consuming.
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