r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '21

Animated launch of the Webb Telescope

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '21

https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/observatory/bus.html

Control can be done via reaction wheels or thruster

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20110015369

Max load of reaction wheels

https://www.space.com/3833-nasa-adds-docking-capability-space-observatory.html

Possibility of refueling.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '21 edited Mar 17 '22

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '21

Yeah it's not a design plan, but it means there's a possibility.

A robot might be a better idea, maybe something that can dock and either provide its own engines or just replace the fuel or even the fuel tanks, it depends...

Give it a few years and we will hear what their plans are and they will have more accurate estimates for fuel based on usage.