John Mather – Spaceflight Now

November 13, 2018

Breaking News

[ November 13, 2018 ] Video: Falcon 9 fires engines at pad 39A ahead of Es’hail 2 launch (members only) Falcon 9
[ November 13, 2018 ] SpaceX fires Falcon 9 booster on pad 39A, aims for comsat launch Thursday Falcon 9
[ November 12, 2018 ] Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket test-fired at Kennedy Space Center Falcon 9
[ November 11, 2018 ] Rocket Lab delivers seven payloads to orbit, plans next launch in December Mission Reports
[ November 10, 2018 ] Live from Launch Pad 39A (members only) Falcon 9

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.