The James Webb Space Telescope is parked a million miles from Earth at a gravitational balance point so precarious it has to fire its thrusters every three weeks just to stay there, and when its fuel runs out around 2040 it will drift away forever with no possibility of refueling or rescue.
By Space Daily Editorial Team••Space Daily
The James Webb Space Telescope sits at a gravitational balance point a million miles from Earth, firing its thrusters on a regular cadence to stay in place. When its propellant runs out, no rescue mission exists to save it. The post The James Webb Space Teles…
The James Webb Space Telescope sits roughly 1 million miles from Earth at a gravitational sweet spot called Lagrange point 2, a place where the pull of the Sun and the pull of Earth almost cancel out…