NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is a cautionary tale of what happens when you place too much trust in (and shell out too much money to) a government contractor. Northrop Grumman has failed to meet NASA’s expectations every step of the way, pushing development back by over a decade and costing literally billions of dollars more than its original contract.
Nevertheless, the telescope itself is going to be pretty awesome, and the things it could teach us about space and our place in it are extremely exciting. Now, only about 12 years late, engineers have finally connected the telescope’s two halves for the first time, and NASA is pretty excited about it.
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Two halves of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finally meet originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 14:37:42 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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