Subj : Re: At long last, the world's most powerful space telescope is ready to
To : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sat Dec 25 2021 02:16 pm
Hi August,
On 2021-12-24 12:14:24, I wrote to you:
AA>> What is that one supposed to do besides litter space with more
AA>> junk? :/ What is the "debate", and why "tension"?
WvV> It won't be in orbit around the earth, so no pollution of orbit space.
WvV> It's kind of the successor of the Hubble space telescope.
WvV> It will see things never seen before.
WvV> It has cost about 10 Billion so far. 10 times more than estimated.
WvV> Because of it's place in space it can't be repaired once launched.
WvV> Because of it's size it's folded up inside the launch rocket, and needs to
WvV> be deployed after launch. So a lot can go wrong, and for that price, and
WvV> the possible return in science data is so high, people are very
WvV> anxious/exited about the launch, and deployement fase...
Launch was a success! It's now in its preliminary orbit around the earth...
Bye, Wilfred.
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