Audit Warns Of New JWST Launch Delays, Cost Increases

JWST
Credit: NASA
The NASA-led James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), currently planned for an already-much-delayed March 2021 launch, now faces the prospect of additional delays and cost increases, according to a Jan. 28 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit. JWST was initially envisioned as a $1 billion-to-...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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