John Mather – Spaceflight Now

August 18, 2019

Breaking News

[ August 17, 2019 ] China’s Jielong 1 smallsat launcher successful on first flight Mission Reports
[ August 16, 2019 ] NASA directs Alabama space center to manage lunar lander program Mission Reports
[ August 16, 2019 ] Live coverage: Rocket Lab launch delayed to Monday Mission Reports
[ August 15, 2019 ] Smallsat companies teaming up on deorbit experiment Mission Reports
[ August 15, 2019 ] Photos: Atlas 5 blasts off with U.S. Air Force communications payload Atlas 5

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.