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New_Poet_338 t1_jagspa6 wrote

Reply to comment by -The_Blazer- in Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy by ChieftainMcLeland

First, strawman. Next, James Webb - they didn't build it to see how much money they could burn. Finally, Starship changes a lot of costs. 100 tons to the moon for maybe $2b or maybe a lot less is a big change in the cost calculation.

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sight19 t1_jahaf7h wrote

Jwst isn't a replacement for ELTs though, good luck putting METIS in orbit

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