Spacewatch: Nasa delays James Webb space telescope to October 2021
by Stuart Clark from Science | The Guardian on (#56316)
Delay is result of coronavirus pandemic and technical challenges as troubled project is set to cost 6.8bn
Nasa has announced that the often delayed James Webb space telescope (JWST) is to be delayed once more. Instead of a launch on 30 March 2021, the mission has now slipped to 31 October 2021.
The seven-month delay is the result of impacts from the coronavirus pandemic, as well as technical challenges. The spacecraft is currently being tested at Northrop Grumman, Nasa's main industrial partner on the mission, in Redondo Beach, California.
Continue reading...