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JWST’s Precise Launch and Near-Perfect Course Corrections Mean Fuel Savings. And That Means a Longer Mission


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Due to the precision of the Ariane 5 launch and the two mid course burns it's expected that JWST will be operational for signficiantly longer than the original goal of 10 years