I am so excited about this Telescope, Just a bit curious how this huge telescope will avoid minor astroids in near earth orbits. I imagine rail guns. Maybe a solar sail or two.https://twitter.com/NASAWebb/status/1188819987533832193 …
No rail guns! Space is pretty big and there isn't much in it to collide with us. Beryllium mirror tests have shown that micrometeoroids will have negligible issues for us, and the sunshield is built with "rip stops," should something go through it.
