The James Webb Space Telescope Is Delayed (Again)! What Is Happening?

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The James Webb Space Telescope will change how we see our universe, that is, if it ever gets off the ground.

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NASA Delays Launch of James Webb Space Telescope Again — This Time to 2021
“The liftoff of Webb, the successor to the agency's iconic Hubble Space Telescope, has been pushed back from May 2020 to March 2021, NASA officials announced today (June 27). The project's development cost has risen from $8 billion to $8.8 billion, and its total lifecycle price tag now stands at $9.66 billion, they added.”

The launch of Nasa's giant Webb telescope has been delayed, again
“Nasa cited misplaced optimism as the underlying problem here – for an observatory of this scale, the slightest oversight can lead to untold issues. An independent review board set up by Nasa to ensure oversight concluded that there are “no small” problems on a beast of this size.”

The James Webb Space Telescope
“Webb will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It will study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.”

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James Webb space telescope rescheduled yet again for launch in 2102..

Correction shortly after writing that last sentence it has been decided that the launch will be delayed an additional 150 years..

jaydupree
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After many years, the JWST is complete, but the team is too nervous to launch it into space so they just decide to use it from the ground.
-The future

jerry
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Holy crap at this point we might as well wait for half life 3 to be released

tonyj
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I screamed so loud after reading the title, my sister looks at me like "did someone die?" -_-

abhavishwakarma
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We might already send human to Mars, yet James Webb telescope still sitting here on Earth.

ErnestJay
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I wouldnt be suprised if universe is actually shaped like a bagel

nothisispatrick
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Don't worry, we have in Germany a Project called BER (The - Berlin Brandenburg Airport)
Build Start: 5. Sept. 2006
First Flights: Nov. 2011 - delayed to - June 2012
and now they are still Building it

On 17. Dec. 2017 they said First Flight is on Oct. 2020
and everyone in Germany already knows - these are fake news it will never be finished :^D

Moschzilla
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It's so expensive that they are too scared to send it up.

johnwatley
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Oh budgeting issues, no money for an amazing piece of science equipment, but by all means let's pump another 700+ billion into the 'defense' budget!

MarkArandjus
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With all the delays that this thing has had over the years I wouldn't be surprised if the rocket explodes shortly after launch lol

orlinn
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Amazing! Let's hope the telescope doesn't get delayed for another 200 years.

firenationfiles
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The size of a tennis court? That's really wide, you could say... out-of-this-world wide webb.

Master_Therion
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Although being named after a NASA administrator instead of a scientist, JWST is not solely a Nasa project. ESA has 15 % share and will launch it on Ariane 5. As is so often forgotten, ESA has a 20 % share in Hubble also.

RaimoKangasniemi
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They better make sure that god damn rocket doesn't explode

skipsch
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NASA could actually have launched it if the U.S. government gave it a bigger budget. NASA gets $18.4 billion, compare that to the military which receives $598.5 billion. Also, in 2019 the military is set to get an extra $82 billion. It's ridiculous when considering that the U.S. has the biggest military in the world already. Please everyone, vote for politicians that will increase NASA's budget.

universe
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So it was first meant to be launched in 2007. Do this mean the computer is from 2007, or possibly earlier? Will it be launched in 2020 or 2021 with a computer from 2007, or will it be upgraded with the latest computer technology from the same year it will be launched?
Cheers.

Nordmann
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Each American contributes 0.005 cents to Nasa each year. I think we can do a whole penny.

Scorch
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I hope Rocet which is carrying this should not to be exploded!

jeevajp
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Think, we need to get it right. We don't need another Hubble. I would rather wait than have need of a risky EVA, to fix a bone head problem.

amphibiousone
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Perhaps a little more background info would be helpful.
1. NASA consistently gives low ball estimates to missions like this in order to secure approval and funding for ones like this. The agency operates on a relatively shoestring budget and is always in danger in seeing its funding cut. If they gave a more realistic cost estimate from the outset, they may never have gotten approval.
2. The way contracts are awarded and the terms of financing don't make much sense. When contractors encounter cost overruns due to mistakes made by the contractor, the government still foots the bill. Their isn't a whole lot of incentive for them to minimize cost overruns. This goes for DOD contracts as well.
3. Given the history of Hubble in the period after the launch and discovery of its defective mirror, they are very wary taking on a mission like this. Unlike Hubble, there is no option for sending manned space craft to repair the telescope. It would be too far away at the L2 point which is fixed at 1.5 million miles away from the Earth on its far side in relation to the sun. Considering the complicated nature of its deployment system with many moving parts which could be damaged during launch, I could see that as source of where much of the cost is coming from.

dmac