So one disastrous cancellation (humans in space) begets another (JWST). Great. Just great. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Dale Hooper <Dale.Hooper@sdl.usu.edu> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, July 8, 2011 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] James Webb Telescope in Danger/To be Canceled? Don't get me wrong - I definitely want to see JWST launched. But, this thing is already so over budget and schedule and so complex. If it slips to 2018 it will be much more over budget. I think with JWST we've reached the limits of size and complexity that are possible without having the ability to service the instrument. In other words, they have to make sure that everything works right the first time or you will have $7B+ of space junk. In the future, any space telescope larger or more complex than this will have "some assembly required" in space by astronauts. Clear skies, Dale.
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah- astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 5:06 PM To: Utah Astronomy Cc: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] James Webb Telescope in Danger/To be Canceled?
On Jul 8, 2011, at 16:48, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
OUTRAGEOUS!
But not entirely unexpected...
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