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Indeed, and I love the orbital mechanics being used to keep the scope cool - the Lagrange point L2 is weird in the way it is further out than Earth but has the same orbital period because it is captured by Earth’s gravity.
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It's amazing it's come to this to correct ChainBreaker's eyesight.
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I briefly worked in the same clean room as the MIRI instrument now strapped to the JWST. Almost my scientific claim to fame.
It was weirdly unnerving knowing what was hidden under the gold foil just a couple of metres behind some tensa barriers.
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Oliver Schick
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Less than a month to go before James Webb launches, fingers crossed all goes well... Very excited to see where this takes us and what we'll learn...
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