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MadotsukiInTheNexus t1_iy3qryj wrote
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The James Webb Space Telescope isn't really a traveling spacecraft. It's located near the Earth-Sun L2 point, which is a region where the gravity of the Earth and the Sun combine with centrifugal motion to make it possible to orbit empty space. Its on board propulsion systems are used solely for station keeping, minor adjustments necessary to maintain its somewhat unstable orbit, not for navigating to a new position.
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