[Flick Lives]

There wont be any shuttle missions to fix things if something gets hosed.

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Yup. It’s a million miles from Earth to the L2 Lagrange point. That telescope is pretty much on its own. An amazing piece of intricate technology.

[Pox]

This could be an interesting project for SpaceX. Perhaps Musk can expand upon their current capabilities and send a “maintenance droid” to the telescope for simple repairs.

Maybe once in a while it needs the mirror's Squeegeed! :)