JWST’s Oct. 31 Launch Date Delayed

JWST
Credit: NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will not make its targeted Oct. 31 launch date, but should be ready to fly before the window for its ride to space aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket closes in early December, the European Space Agency (ESA) said June 1. Northrop Grumman is...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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