NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched with 344 single-point failures: parts where one failure could end the mission. Two weeks of unfolding later, here's how many failed.
Facts: NASA Webb post-deployment briefing (Jan. 8, 2022), STScI JWST Observatory Status (Aug. 2022). Footage: NASA (public domain).
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Sources:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014000/a014071/14071_Webb_PostDeployment_Briefing.en_US.srt
https://www.stsci.edu/files/live/sites/www/files/home/jwst/science-planning/user-committees/jwst-users-committee/_documents/jstuc-0822-observatory-status-menzel.pdf
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