On: The James Webb Space Telescope – making 300 points...

[markonen]

1) The JWST is not in the shadow of the Earth. It’s solar powered.

2) It didn’t cost 9,000,000 dollars to build. That’s off by 1000x.

[munchler → markonen]

To elaborate on point 1: Although L2 itself is in Earth’s penumbra, the orbit of JWST around L2 is not in the earth’s shadow at all. (In fact, JWST will orbit L2 at a distance greater than the distance from the earth to the moon.)

[ironSkillet → markonen]

My guess is that the content you are referencing in your 2nd point is really the author's failed attempt at a variant of the "it's over 9000" meme. Nobody could reasonably think that it costs in the ballpark of $9 million.

[flyyingbarron → ironSkillet]

No, it's simply a typo, missing the final ",000". It's been fixed now, thanks.

[ironSkillet → flyyingbarron]

Thanks for fixing it. The internet has taught me to be wary of meme references everywhere.

[flyyingbarron → markonen]

Thanks. Changed that to "while staying behind the Earth"