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0 pointstwistedpair4y ago0 comments

L2 is very far from earth, well beyond the Moon. The Shuttle could never leave Low Earth Orbit, so it's a non-factor in repair missions once JWST is on station.

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buryat4y ago· 1 in thread

in Armageddon the Shuttles flew over the moon

dragonwriter4y ago

The shuttle-like craft were explicitly special, more capable craft (visually hinted at by the extra set of boosters and other design differences.)

Not that Armageddon was particularly focussed on reality.

usrusr4y ago

I believe what was GP was getting at is that even in a "convenience orbit", a repair mission would be very unlikely.

BurningFrog4y ago

The scenario we're talking about is having JWT unfold in Low Earth Orbit, so it can be repaired there, if need be.

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