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by jdiez17 1638 days ago
I don't think you are supposed to be impressed by the number of things that could go wrong. At least, that's not how I see it. They talk about the deployment phase with all these complex things that have to go exactly right as "the 30 days of terror." And that's a pretty accurate description of what many people with a stake in the JWST will be feeling. Not awe, but terror. This is a big part of space missions at the bleeding edge of science and technology, and I think it's great that many people are hearing about it!