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jol72 t1_j56b4ea wrote

Well for one thing it wouldn't be in orbit yet...

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DylanCO t1_j56gqn9 wrote

Hahahaha that gave me a good chuckle

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Adeldor t1_j56k127 wrote

Yeah, that would have delayed the telescope.

;-)

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RGJ587 t1_j56jwml wrote

just to be clear, you are asking how the JWST which had been in planning for years and started construction in 2004, would have looked if they planned for it be launched on a rocket by a rocket company that didn't exist at the time, and on a spaceship that still to this day has never flown?

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olearygreen t1_j56kglo wrote

The question is silly. But assuming starship was operational when they designed JWST I guess there would have been less unfolding steps reducing risk and probably more fuel / lifespan because the weight is irrelevant when they refuel starship in orbit.

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Shris t1_j56lil5 wrote

Starships themselves will become telescopes. The jwst’s of the future will be integrated into the starship. There will be arrays of starship telescopes working together in maybe only a few more years. The time of using small, lone telescopes is over.

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