Thomas Young – Spaceflight Now

June 22, 2021

Breaking News

[ June 20, 2021 ] Photos: Surplus missile motor from 1960s launches classified NRO satellites Mission Reports
[ June 20, 2021 ] Spacewalkers unfurl first of six new space station solar arrays Mission Reports
[ June 17, 2021 ] SpaceX launches first national security mission on reused commercial rocket Mission Reports
[ June 17, 2021 ] Chinese astronauts enter Tiangong space station for first time Mission Reports
[ June 17, 2021 ] Live coverage: SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force 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.