JWST launch delayed to 2019

[MartG]

Extra testing of the James Webb Space Telescope will push its launch back to early 2019

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/10/04/jwst-launch-...

[Eric Mc]

At this rate, the universe will have expired through heat death before the JWST gets launched.

[Beati Dogu]

Sounds like the scientists behind it don't have a follow-on project in the works.

[MartG]

Critical end-to-end test passed

https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/15/james-webb-s...

[MartG]

Looks like it may slip even further

https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-273

[Beati Dogu]

GAO - Government Accountability Office. There's an oxymoron for you.

[Simpo Two]

It's Justin Trudeau... what did you expect?!

[Beati Dogu]

Yeah, he's a douchebag of the highest order.

[MartG]

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/02/analysis-f...

[Kccv23highliftcam]

MartG said:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/02/analysis-f...

"The report catalogs a number of issues that Northrop Grumman has dealt with during the integration process, particularly the technical challenges and workforce issues needed to meet "

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....hmm bank of USA calling....

[Toaster]

Kccv23highliftcam said:

MartG said:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/02/analysis-f...

"The report catalogs a number of issues that Northrop Grumman has dealt with during the integration process, particularly the technical challenges and workforce issues needed to meet "

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....hmm bank of USA calling....

"The schedule slip will not add to the observatory’s cost or impact the telescope’s scientific output, officials said."

[Tempest_5]

Whilst there would appear to be some avoidable issues there such as the valves, things like the sunshield snagging sound like a standard bit of aggro associated with developing something new like this.

If car manufacturers can make a mess of something on a new car using technology that is usually fairly well known then a spacecraft manufacturer doing something new can be expected to have the odd issue. That isn't an excuse for poor management but something people forget in this day & age.

Sometimes the new tech doesn't work so well the first few times around. I am old enough to have seen it happen a fair few times.

[MartG]

Interesting graphic

[MartG]

Launch delayed to May 2020

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Ja...

[Beati Dogu]

To the surprise of no one:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/03/nasa-delay...

[MartG]

Lest we forget - it was originally planned to be launched in 2007 !

[MartG]

Wow - I just commented about the further delay on a Facebook post on the subject, and got a "why are you commenting, you're not even American" reply ! Had to point out that it's planned to be launching on a European Ariane V

[Beati Dogu]

And it's a joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

Americans can be rather insular sometimes.

[Toaster]

Beati Dogu said:

Americans can be rather insular sometimes.

I guess the British are not insular.................I wonder what the americas and Europeans think of Brexit

[AshVX220]

Toaster said:

I guess the British are not insular.................I wonder what the americas and Europeans think of Brexit

Most of the Americans I've spoken to, even those of a left wing persuasion, think it's the best thing we've done for years.