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Re:The $11B Webb telescope aims to probe the early universe by chasd00 on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @02:53PM (#29489574)
the "fabric" tensioning looks really sketchy to me. i can barely get a fitted sheet tensioned correctly on my bed..
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Re:The $11B Webb telescope aims to probe the early universe by topspin on Thursday December 09, 2021 @12:54AM (#29494289)
JWST has something like 300 SPOFs in the deployment phase. Then there are operation issues; the MIRI cryocooler has had a long, troubled development history. Three weeks ago NASA put out a Hollywood production quality disclaimer video[1].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUAvXYW5bmI

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