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Mike Wehner
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The saga of the James Webb Space Telescope is a long and sad one. The high-powered space-gazing tool has been in development for decades and was originally planned to launch way back in 2007. Over time, the list of changes, delays, and missed deadlines piled up, and based on a new report from the United States Government Accountability Office, that trend is likely to continue.
As Ars Technica reports, the telescope's current planned launch date of March 2021 is now little more than a pipe dream. Despite what NASA says, the government oversight group believes there's only a 12% chance that the telescope will actually meet its planned date.
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There’s very little chance the James Webb Space Telescope will meet its deadline originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 30 Jan 2020 at 20:08:21 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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