If NASA can overcome human error and other problems, its Webb Space Telescope may finally launch in 2021
by Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times
Jun 27, 2018
3 minutes
Put March 30, 2021, on your calendar. That's when NASA now plans to launch its much-delayed James Webb Space Telescope.
In independent review board established by the space agency says the new launch date is realistic - as long as no additional problems arise.
If the review board's recommendations are "rigorously implemented," then NASA has a "very high probability" of sticking with its revised launch schedule, Tom Young, who chaired the board, said Wednesday.
This latest delay will add roughly $837 million to the telescope's cost, bringing the total price tag for development to
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