John Mather – Spaceflight Now

November 21, 2019

Breaking News

[ November 20, 2019 ] SpaceX’s first Starship prototype ruptures during cryogenic test Mission Reports
[ November 19, 2019 ] Chinese Mars rover completes landing trial ahead of 2020 launch Mission Reports
[ November 19, 2019 ] SpaceX offering Starship to NASA for lunar landing missions News
[ November 19, 2019 ] China’s Kuaizhou launcher flies for second time in four days Mission Reports
[ November 17, 2019 ] ULA kicks off next Delta 4-Heavy launch campaign Delta 4

Webb’s launch delayed to 2021 at an extra cost of nearly $1 billion

June 27, 2018

An independent panel has informed NASA that the James Webb Space Telescope will not be ready for launch until March 2021, and Congress will have to reauthorize the long-delayed, over-budget mission after breaching an $8 billion cost cap, officials said Wednesday.