The Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History. If It Works

Author: theafh

Score: 26

Comments: 6

Date: 2021-12-03 15:57:55

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mrpf1ster wrote at 2021-12-03 18:34:24:

The engineering effort and scientific expertise this telescope requires is staggering. I really hope it goes well - not just for having a better look at our universe - but as a milestone, proving that humanity can still pull off the impossible.

avaldes wrote at 2021-12-03 18:58:26:

Given that price tag, what would be the political backlash against NASA if the JWST fails? Would that be enough to cancel other projects for good?

cogman10 wrote at 2021-12-03 22:39:47:

I sure hope not.

The price tag, ~$6 billion over 15 years and and expected life of 10 years, it's really not that much money in the grand scheme of government expenses.

We dump $700 billion every year into tanks and planes the military doesn't even want. A one time investment in potentially getting a glimpse into the origins of the universe seems so minuscule in comparison.

TheBigSalad wrote at 2021-12-04 04:01:01:

Given the R+D investment, could they just build and launch another one?

bluepoint wrote at 2021-12-03 18:55:20:

I will be launched on Dec 22. Mark the day.

eminemence wrote at 2021-12-03 19:45:30:

There is a nice countdown page for it :

https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/countdown.html

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