John Mather – Spaceflight Now

February 21, 2019

Breaking News

[ February 21, 2019 ] Live coverage: First launch of the year from Cape Canaveral set for Thursday Falcon 9
[ February 20, 2019 ] Soyuz ready for launch with Egyptian imaging satellite Mission Reports
[ February 20, 2019 ] New Horizons finds Ultima Thule has an unexpected, flattened shape Mission Reports
[ February 19, 2019 ] Falcon 9 launch set for Thursday at Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ February 18, 2019 ] NASA orbiter spots Chinese lander on the moon Mission Reports

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.