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[Webb Telescope] The 10 Billion Dollar Gamble

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by KingCheetah, Dec 18, 2021.

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  1. Xerobull

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    Ten billion dollar telescope and they keep using it to take blurry pictures of Mars... SMDH.
     
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    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    Round, just like you'd expect.

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    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    Are you just going to not acknowledge the ring around it?
     
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    The Flat Uranus Society told NASA to put a ring on it or go duck yourself.
     
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    She needs to bleach that ****.
     
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    ... was this really a gamble?

    more like a sure thing.
     
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    It was considered a gamble because of its complex technical design, cost overruns, and little room for error. Its development involved cutting-edge technology and faced numerous technical challenges, leading to a final cost estimated at around $10 billion. (original estimate was about 1.5 billion) Additionally, the JWST operates in a harsh environment located 1.5 million km from Earth, leaving little room for error during construction and operation. If something goes wrong, there is no sending crew to repair it.
     
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    Something else to look at: runaway black holes.

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    i don't science good, but why don't we try launching something towards a blek hole?
     
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    You want to thrust something into a black hole?
     
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    Jontro? Nah, it doesn't matter what color the hand is.
     
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    Nearest black hole is 1,600 light years away.
     
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