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1. dzhiur+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-05-14 00:13:17
James Webb is a trainwreck. It took 20 years of delays to launch it.
replies(2): >>ceejay+62 >>gammar+E2
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2. ceejay+62[view] [source] 2025-05-14 00:35:07
>>dzhiur+(OP)
Wait until you hear how long this project winds up taking.

Webb took a long time because this stuff is very, very challenging. One of its primary engineering challenges was… cooling!

replies(1): >>boutel+c4
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3. gammar+E2[view] [source] 2025-05-14 00:41:44
>>dzhiur+(OP)
It _was_ a trainwreck. Now it’s in space making great discoveries.
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4. boutel+c4[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-05-14 00:59:22
>>ceejay+62
To be fair, they wanted it very cold indeed
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