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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
If I remember correctly the Webb has had all of it's time already booked and scheduled for its lifespan.
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This is definitely not the case, as the vast, vast majority of its available time is still unreserved. So far, the only time that's been reserved falls into two categories:
1. Guaranteed Time Observations, which go to scientists and agencies that helped develop the telescope, and make up 16% of the time in the first 3 cycles, and nothing beyond those years. Each cycle is approximately 1 year.
2. Most of the remaining time goes to the General Observer program, which will include 6000 hours in Cycle 1, which are already allocated, but Cycle 2 and beyond has not yet been awarded, with the deadline for proposals for cycle 2 still a few months away.