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James Webb
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RE: James Webb
It might actually last longer being stationed at L2. Yeah, it'll drift away and fall into the orbit of some massive body. But if it were at L4, L5... seems to me it'd eventually collide with all the natural rocks that are also stuck in L4/L5.

I'm not sure if this is true or not. Just conjecture on my part. I know that asteroids naturally get stuck in L4/L5. Seems to me, over geologic time scales, James Webb might be safer just kind of floating around freely rather than in the "rock pit."
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James Webb - by vulcanlogician - August 2, 2021 at 9:03 pm
RE: James Webb - by Astreja - August 2, 2021 at 11:39 pm
RE: James Webb - by Rev. Rye - August 2, 2021 at 11:53 pm
RE: James Webb - by Fake Messiah - August 3, 2021 at 6:06 am
RE: James Webb - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 3, 2021 at 6:26 am
RE: James Webb - by The Valkyrie - August 3, 2021 at 6:50 am
RE: James Webb - by popeyespappy - August 3, 2021 at 7:31 am
RE: James Webb - by zebo-the-fat - August 3, 2021 at 1:08 pm
RE: James Webb - by popeyespappy - August 3, 2021 at 2:11 pm
RE: James Webb - by zebo-the-fat - August 3, 2021 at 3:08 pm
RE: James Webb - by popeyespappy - August 3, 2021 at 3:13 pm
RE: James Webb - by HappySkeptic - August 6, 2021 at 12:55 pm
RE: James Webb - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 9, 2021 at 6:38 pm
RE: James Webb - by Fake Messiah - October 3, 2021 at 9:56 pm
RE: James Webb - by DocIllinois - August 6, 2021 at 3:01 pm
RE: James Webb - by HappySkeptic - August 9, 2021 at 1:35 pm
RE: James Webb - by Anomalocaris - August 9, 2021 at 2:03 pm
RE: James Webb - by HappySkeptic - August 9, 2021 at 3:54 pm
RE: James Webb - by vulcanlogician - August 9, 2021 at 3:47 pm
RE: James Webb - by Anomalocaris - August 9, 2021 at 5:23 pm
RE: James Webb - by Peebo-Thuhlu - October 4, 2021 at 3:36 am
RE: James Webb - by Jackalope - October 4, 2021 at 4:48 pm
RE: James Webb - by Fireball - October 4, 2021 at 6:25 pm
RE: James Webb - by Jackalope - October 4, 2021 at 6:50 pm
RE: James Webb - by Fireball - October 4, 2021 at 7:54 pm
RE: James Webb - by vulcanlogician - October 4, 2021 at 10:23 pm
RE: James Webb - by Fireball - October 4, 2021 at 11:04 pm
RE: James Webb - by AFTT47 - January 9, 2022 at 5:56 pm
RE: James Webb - by vulcanlogician - January 13, 2022 at 1:32 am
RE: James Webb - by ignoramus - January 13, 2022 at 2:25 am
RE: James Webb - by Anomalocaris - January 13, 2022 at 2:34 am
RE: James Webb - by vulcanlogician - January 13, 2022 at 2:38 am
RE: James Webb - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 13, 2022 at 4:19 am
RE: James Webb - by vulcanlogician - January 23, 2022 at 7:32 pm
RE: James Webb - by Angrboda - January 24, 2022 at 9:02 pm
RE: James Webb - by brewer - January 24, 2022 at 9:15 pm
RE: James Webb - by Fireball - January 24, 2022 at 9:45 pm
RE: James Webb - by brewer - January 24, 2022 at 11:56 pm
RE: James Webb - by Peebo-Thuhlu - January 25, 2022 at 7:48 am
RE: James Webb - by vulcanlogician - January 29, 2022 at 12:04 am
RE: James Webb - by Anomalocaris - January 29, 2022 at 3:31 pm
RE: James Webb - by Jackalope - January 25, 2022 at 2:10 am
RE: James Webb - by zebo-the-fat - January 25, 2022 at 5:29 am
RE: James Webb - by polymath257 - January 29, 2022 at 4:45 pm
RE: James Webb - by vulcanlogician - January 29, 2022 at 4:55 pm
RE: James Webb - by brewer - January 29, 2022 at 7:18 pm
RE: James Webb - by Anomalocaris - January 29, 2022 at 8:17 pm
RE: James Webb - by brewer - January 29, 2022 at 9:11 pm
RE: James Webb - by Anomalocaris - January 29, 2022 at 6:43 pm
RE: James Webb - by Fireball - January 29, 2022 at 7:54 pm
RE: James Webb - by AFTT47 - January 29, 2022 at 11:36 pm
RE: James Webb - by Disagreeable - January 30, 2022 at 9:53 am

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