While JWST holds great promise for the future of astronomy and astrophysics, the project has gone well over budget and is far behind schedule.
Jerry F. Costello: “While JWST holds great promise for the future of astronomy and astrophysics, the project has gone well over budget and…”
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Costello addresses the budget and schedule issues facing the JWST project.
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