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sarge43

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9. Thousands of things

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 25, 2021, 10:02 AM

Dec 2021

and those are only the ones they could think of.

The Webb parking orbit will be a million miles from earth. If anything goes wrong, it won't be feasible to repair or adjust it. It's on its own. If all goes well and it sends back mind blowing data, among other things, it will be a one for the books engineering accomplishment.

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James Webb Telescope launches on NASA Live Stream [View all] denbot Dec 2021 OP

Merry X-Mass to Humanity !! reACTIONary Dec 2021 #1

Watched the array deploy BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #2

Wow, thanks for this link! FM123 Dec 2021 #3

😊 How many dozens of things had to go right? Hortensis Dec 2021 #4

Thousands of things sarge43 Dec 2021 #9

A true wonder. My husband used to work at JPL. Hortensis Dec 2021 #10

Oh good! calimary Dec 2021 #5

So Great! hollygolively Dec 2021 #6

This begins the "two weeks of terror." localroger Dec 2021 #7

What a thrill! luvs2sing Dec 2021 #8

What an engineering marvel! SheltieLover Dec 2021 #11

Fantastic! IrishAfricanAmerican Dec 2021 #12

Wonderful achievement by NASA and Arianspace! Truly abhorrent and unacceptable comment from Nelson PirateRo Dec 2021 #13

I cannot get the video working. What did the asshole say? And how did a bible thumper niyad Dec 2021 #17

Here you go PirateRo Dec 2021 #21

Thank you for the link. That was bizarre. niyad Dec 2021 #22

Welkies :) stay safe out there! PirateRo Dec 2021 #23

Another good link to track where it is at burrowowl Dec 2021 #25

TY👍 Look at bottom of screen for "Where is Web" very neat monitoring electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #26

Thank goodness! JohnnyRingo Dec 2021 #14

$13 billion?! edhopper Dec 2021 #15

Amazing! MuseRider Dec 2021 #16

I'll be honest, every time I read the name it feels like NASA saying, "F-you, LGBTQ Americans" NullTuples Dec 2021 #18

Wrong James Webb GB_RN Dec 2021 #19

No - you are the one with the wrong James Webb whopis01 Dec 2021 #20

Sorry... GB_RN Dec 2021 #29

No, I have the right one. State dept in the 50's then NASA in the 60's. NullTuples Dec 2021 #28

See My Response Above (#29) GB_RN Dec 2021 #30

Thank you. NullTuples Dec 2021 #31

Absolutely GB_RN Dec 2021 #32

I am disgusted llashram Dec 2021 #24

You know what would ACTUALLY be a great day for planet earth? PatrickforB Dec 2021 #27