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		queuebert on July 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Webb Space Telescope’s profound data challenge... Spitballing here ... could we de-orbit it back to Earth with what propellant remains? Then fix whatever and refill the propellant?

brokenmachine on July 14, 2022 [–]

The sunshield had a complicated unfurling sequence, I very much doubt they could fold it back up while still in orbit.

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