Been waiting for this for a long time. I suspect it's going to change the worlds of physics and astronomy forever, but it might just change the world full stop in the end.
Let's just hope after 30 years and $10 billion of work it doesn't explode on launch!
Re: JWST Launches Today
Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:21 am
by jamcg
You’ve jinxed it now
Re: JWST Launches Today
Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:25 am
by duncs500
jamcg wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:21 am
You’ve jinxed it now
Re: JWST Launches Today
Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 12:36 pm
by Marv
It's away!
Look forward to seeing what information/data it brings us in the future
I’ve never been all that interested in space travel but that is mental. The engineering and technology to make something go that speed for such a prolonged time!
Re: JWST Launches Today
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 9:50 am
by ZedLeg
Making things go fast in space is easy, it's slowing them down that tends to get tricky
Re: JWST Launches Today
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 11:20 am
by Jobbo
240PP wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 9:46 am
I’ve never been all that interested in space travel but that is mental. The engineering and technology to make something go that speed for such a prolonged time!
Just needs application of energy once you’ve escaped the atmosphere - there’s no friction.
I quite like this one as it has a few milestones on which bits unfurl when:
Re: JWST Launches Today
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:24 pm
by jamcg
The replies from the other nasa accounts are brilliant, nothing like a bit of inter department teasing
Re: JWST Launches Today
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:43 pm
by mik
I noticed today it passed 2/3 of the distance to L2
Re: JWST Launches Today
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:36 am
by duncs500
jamcg wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:24 pm
The replies from the other nasa accounts are brilliant, nothing like a bit of inter department teasing
Glad they got the sunshade up, there were a couple of delays and that had me nervous, and looks like a complicated bugger. Just the mirrors to go then I think and it's ready for commissioning.
Re: JWST Launches Today
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:04 am
by RobYob
Good explanation of the lagrange point it's heading for.