Today @NorthropGrumman CEO Wes Bush said #JWST sunshield technology was "new". But according to this 2002 @NASA presentation #JWST uses "Flight-proven cable driven boom system provides a predictable and reliable […]
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Odd Hearings Ahead On Webb Space Telescope Problems (Update)
NASA’s next great space telescope is stuck on Earth after screwy errors, Washington Post “Mission success is the cornerstone of everything we do. Getting it right is the most important […]
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Northrop Grumman Is Hiring People To Do Those Difficult Spacecraft Things
Based on the James Webb Space Telescope IRB report released by @NASA yesterday @NorthropGrumman needs to hire people who can: use a wrench to tighten bolts, read simple solvent use […]
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Two Ways Of Looking At Webb Space Telescope Delays
This graph of time vs launch date for JWST (courtesy of @jtuttlekeane) is funny and profoundly frustrating. pic.twitter.com/kLytMYmy7V — Corey S. Powell (@coreyspowell) March 27, 2018 Updated plot of #JWST […]
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Why Is NASA Is Stuck Paying For Northrop Grumman Errors?
According to #JWST IRB chair Tom Young simple fixes that weren't implemented by @NorthropGrumman ended up costing #NASA $600 million. Delays now cost $1 million/day. One would hope that @NASA […]
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More Cost Increases And Delays For Webb Space Telescope
Media Telecon on Status of James Webb Space Telescope, June 27th “NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT [17:00 UTC], Wednesday, June 27, to provide an update […]
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JWST Independent Review Board Report to be Released This Month
NASA Evaluating JWST Independent Review Report, Space Policy Online “NASA is in the process of evaluating the report from the Independent Review Board chaired by Tom Young to assess the […]
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Pieces Are Falling Off Of James Webb Space Telescope
JWST suffers new problem during spacecraft testing, Space News “In a presentation at a meeting of the National Academies’ Space Studies Board here May 3, Greg Robinson, the JWST program […]
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Yet Another Webb Problem Review Panel
NASA Announces Independent Review Board Members for James Webb Space Telescope “The Independent Review Board review process will take approximately eight weeks. Once the review concludes, the board members will […]
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Management Shake Up on Webb Space Telescope
NASA Announces Senior Leadership Changes to Refocus Launch Readiness Efforts for Webb Telescope “NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is taking essential steps to refocus efforts to ensure a successful mission […]