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The Web Telescope Is Sitting at a Lagrange Point

The web telescope was almost cancelled back in two thousand 11. But the launch was so successful that the web saved a lot of fuel on its way up to its current position. That fuel savings means that the web might stay in service for 20 years, while above the initial estimate of just ten years. Next week probably on thurs day, we'll talk about some of the images that came back,. and we'll also talk about how the web telescope was nearly cancelled back in Two thousand 11.

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