[ekrebs]

They need a firm launch date because of the cascading research windows already allocated, but there are 344 single points of failure, and it will be virtually impossible to fixed once launched. I'm terribly excited for the advancements this telescope will bring, but I'm very nervous about the launch and deployment.

[jedberg]

It seems like they could start scheduling windows for say June 2022, and then if it happens to be ready before that, have a lottery for slots that you have to use within a day or two of getting the slot. So basically for the folks who just happen to be ready to go and what they're looking at isn't time dependent.

[dylan604]

Since the telescope has to always point its shielding toward the sun, won't there be certain windows of opportunity to view things depending on where they are located in relation to the sun?

[loonster]

The simpler answer is just book for a date with no year. Someone gets Febuary 22 @ 4pm in the first year. It may happen in 2022 or 2023.