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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Central MD, USA
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The latest on JWST
The telescope has reached its destination, orbiting the L2 point-one of several points in space where the gravity of the earth & sun balance. It's not technically stationary at L2, because that would pop its instruments into the sun occasionally. So far, the mission has been exactly as planned and hoped for; now, after an approximately 6-month cool down & claibration phase, the thing can start doing real science.
https://www.space.com/james-webb-arrives-destination-l2
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