Hubble has been flying for 30+ years. JWST took 10 years to fund and build.
But given its 10 year (if we're lucky) life expectancy, I assume its successor is already on a drawing board somewhere.
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1Luvoir is a still a concept i think there arent any real plan – Stars Tracker Dec 27 '21 at 13:18
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6errata: jwst took 26 years to fund and build. – CuteKItty_pleaseStopBArking Dec 27 '21 at 18:58
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Arianespace recently shared that the launch was nominal and so JWST should be able to get the 10-12 years of service time instead of the minimum 6 if something went not completely nominally in the launch. – Bakuriu Dec 28 '21 at 07:49
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See the Launch Pad Astronomy video 4 Future Space Telescopes NASA wants to build linked below.
The notes say that the four
...future space telescopes NASA wants to build are the:
- Habitable Exoplanet Explorer (HabEx)
- the Lynx X-Ray telescope
- Origins Space Telescope
- the Large Ultraviolet Optical Infrared Explorer (LUVOIR)
If approved, these 4 future space telescopes will succeed the James Webb Space Telescope and the Nancy Grace Roman space telescopes.
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