It definitely won't be its last.
to maximize clarity and reflectivity. NASA didn’t specify if there was any superficial damage on the impacted mirror —but the agency gave some details on how they adjusted the entire system post-crash.
“Webb’s capability to sense and adjust mirror positions enables partial correction for the result of impacts. By adjusting the position of the affected segment, engineers can cancel out a portion of the distortion. This minimizes the effect of any impact, although not all of the degradation can be cancelled out this way.
As JSWT snaps into research mode, the team will use data from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to carefully track meteor showers around Lagrange point 2. That way, they can redirect the mirrors when needed to avoid bombardment. Even then, however, some collisions will be unavoidable. As precious as JSWT is, at the end of the day, it’s a next-gen astronomy tool, built to travel far and encounter many unknowns.
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