Posted by DFM on December 14, 2021, 12:55 am, in reply to "My solution" Once it enters L2, it is gone forever. You would need to double the take-off mass to permit enough fuel to remain to get it from L2 to LEO. Message Thread James Webb Space Telescope readied for launch - urnlfn December 7, 2021, 9:51 pm I fear for the fate of the mission, but I HOPE that it succeeds. - DFM December 11, 2021, 11:41 pm No service mission is possible given current mission plan because - DFM December 7, 2021, 11:52 pm It's already failed, really. - urnlfn December 8, 2021, 11:57 am I'd think about not launching it - urnlfn December 8, 2021, 12:25 pm My solution - urnlfn December 12, 2021, 6:47 pm Not enough mass capacity to get it back from L2 into Low Earth Orbit. - DFM December 14, 2021, 12:55 am Better that than throwing away 15 years of work and $10 Billion in funding - urnlfn December 14, 2021, 6:06 am It is far too late to change any part of the mission. - DFM December 14, 2021, 6:42 pm What a waste - urnlfn December 15, 2021, 12:51 pm « Back to index
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