[HN Gopher] The Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History...
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       The Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History. If It Works
        
       Author : theafh
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2021-12-03 15:57 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | mrpf1ster wrote:
       | 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.
        
       | bluepoint wrote:
       | I will be launched on Dec 22. Mark the day.
        
         | eminemence wrote:
         | There is a nice countdown page for it :
         | https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/countdown.html
        
       | avaldes wrote:
       | 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:
         | 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.
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         | 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.
        
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