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And moved about half an inch and moved about half an inch and now they will spend a few months, about three months, aligning them and then it will take another one and a half or two months to get the instruments operating. altogether we have about five months until we see those first images but the dramatic part, the launch on christmas, getting it unfolded like origami, that is all done now and it is in its parking orbit. most of the risk is done. we are seeing — most of the risk is done. we are seeing the _ most of the risk is done. we are seeing the pictures you had of it in its state two...

Because that is the only where the instruments can operate. i am sure you are dying for that to start but i presume it takes a while, nonetheless before they can actually put the telescope into operation, as it were. it does. i saw the telescope myself five years ago when they were building it with the mirrors installed but those mirrors are not functioning as one unit right now they all need to be aligned. they were just released from launch locks and moved about half an inch and now they will spend a few months, about three months, aligning them and then it will take another one and a half o...