Webb telescope launch coming up very shortly Dec 25th within an hour

[sburns]

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I just realized that Webb will not be orbiting Earth, like the Hubble was, but rather orbiting the Sun !!

That would explain the greater expectations.

Orbit - NASA Science

The James Webb Space Telescope is not in orbit around the Earth, like the Hubble Space Telescope is - it actually orbits the Sun, 1.5 million kilometers (1

webb.nasa.gov

It's actually pretty interesting the thought they put into where it should go.

 

[mimico_polak]

It's actually pretty interesting the thought they put into where it should go.

I’m a go with mine-blowing. Some of the things NASA/ESA has done is beyond anything I would even think of.

Landing on a friggin moving comet….like

EDIT: added ESA

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