James Webb Space Telescope Integration and Test Challenges Have Delayed Launch and Threaten to Push Costs Over Cap, GAO “Extending the launch window provided the project up to 4 months […]
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Potential Education And Public Outreach – On Steroids
Making 3D Images With Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes “The two most powerful optical/IR telescopes in history — NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes — will be in space […]
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Webb Has a Launch Vehicle But Cost Risks Still An Issue
James Webb Space Telescope Project on Track but May Benefit from Improved Contractor Data to Better Understand Costs, GAO “JWST continues to meet its cost commitments, but unreliable contractor performance […]
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Hearing on Webb Space Telescope
Statement by John Grunsfeld, NASA “The project has done an excellent job of managing its budget reserves, and this ability to efficiently address problems as they come up has enabled […]
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Scolese: Webb Cost Overrun was a "Hiccup"
NASA GSFC center director Chris Scolese just refered to #JWST cost overrun as "that little hiccup a while back" #clueless — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February 3, 2014 Mikulski on #JWST […]
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House Science Committee Passes SLS/Orion/Webb Immortality Bill
House Committee Approves Bill To Shield Big NASA Programs from Cancellation, Space News “The House Science Committee on Dec. 11 approved a bill that would require NASA to obtain legislative […]
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Bolden's Response to Late JWST Instruments: That's News To Me
Keith’s note: When he was asked by Lamar Smith at House Science Committee hearing on NASA’s FY 2014 budget why two James Webb Space Telescope instruments were late, Charlie Bolden […]
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Webb Continues to Eat SMD's Lunch
James Webb Space Telescope squeezing budget, NASA official says, LA Times “We are operating in a zero sum game right now,” [Paul] Hertz said. The talk comes as James Webb’s […]
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GAO Sees Improvement With Webb
James Webb Space Telescope: Actions Needed to Improve Cost Estimate and Oversight of Test and Integration “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has provided significantly more time and money […]
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Building A Realistic Satellite Building App
Simulated Space ‘Terror’ Offers NASA an Online Following, New York Times “As part of the educational program for the James Webb Space Telescope, the planned successor to Hubble that has […]