James Webb Space Telescope Launch

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SlammedZero said:
The James Webb Space Telescope launched this morning. It was a successful launch. It's a $10 billion dollar technologically advanced telescope that is more complex and advanced than the Hubble Telescope (about 100x more powerful).

It will orbit around the Earth about 1,000,000 miles away. The telescope is optimized to view the universe in infrared light (Hubble views mainly in visible and ultraviolet wavelengths). It has a sun shield, that NASA will have to precisely unfold while it's in orbit in space, that will block the telescope from the sun\heat. The unfolding process could take up to two weeks. That will make the telescope incredibly cold (at around minus 370 degrees Fahrenheit) and allow it to measure and "see" the faintest infrared light. Webb will study some of the universe's first stars and galaxies.

It will take about 30 days to reach it's destination. Hopefully it will unfold exactly as planned, as the sunshield must be in place for the telescope to properly function. Unlike the Hubble Telescope, James Webb will be too far out in it's orbit to send astronauts for any kind of maintenance.

Exciting and historic time for astronomy!

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My son, Tom Wilson was in charge of the launch!
 
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Cowpolk said:
A couple of them fell off or claim they did they have no proof to offer
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I don't have proof. I believe something that says the earth is stationary and does not move. I actually believe sheol is underneath us. That is enough for me

Out of curiosity, after 35 years in aerospace industry, can you personally prove the shape of the earth?
 
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dsturgeon said:
I don't have proof. I believe something that says the earth is stationary and does not move. I actually believe sheol is underneath us. That is enough for me

Out of curiosity, after 35 years in aerospace industry, can you personally prove the shape of the earth?
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Yes but will not. Can you prove that it is flat?
 
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Cowpolk said:
Yes but will not. Can you prove that it is flat?
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I answered the proving part in my first response to you.

My belief does not require proof, so I don't need to prove it.

"What is truth," is a very good question, maybe the best question, and I believe/know I have found the answer
 
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dsturgeon said:
I answered the proving part in my first response to you.

My belief does not require proof, so I don't need to prove it.

"What is truth," is a very good question, maybe the best question, and I believe/know I have found the answer
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Do you believe there is space harpies'?
 
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