James Webb Space Telescope Is Now Orbiting L2 Lagrange Point A Million Miles from Earth.
“Why L2? If you try to stay closer, you’ve got to expend fuel to stay there. But at L2, in a halo orbit, the mission life for this vehicle will be the longest (perhaps 20 years).” — Scott Willoughby, Webb Program Manager, Northrop Grumman January 26, 2022 Washington, D. C. – NASA …