Sunday, July 19, 2020

NASA Delays James Webb Space Telescope Launch Date 7 Months to October 2021

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in the clean room at Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, California, in July 2020. Launch has been delayed to October 2021. Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn
18 July 2020 

Ken Kremer – - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – NASA has once again delayed the launch of the  mammoth James  Webb Space Telescope (JWST) by seven months and is now targeting liftoff for Oct. 31, 2021, from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as technical challenges.
Complete article here:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/07/nasa-delays-james-webb-space-telescope-launch-date-7-months-to-october-2021/

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