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Is this JWST Halo orbit plot fouled up somehow?
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What (if any) key mission events ended up falling on birthdays or anniversaries due to fine tuning by Robert Farquhar?
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CAPCOM Console at Mercury Control Center; what does "Desired Retrofire Setting" time display mean?
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Where is Webb Space Telescope?
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Anyone know where to get raw telemetry data for JWT / Webb telescope
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