JWST to miss March 2021 launch date
Posted: Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 9:26 AM ET (1326 GMT)
NASA confirmed Wednesday that the James Webb Space Telescope won't launch as planned next March because of the coronavirus pandemic. At a meeting Wednesday, Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science, said JWST "absolutely" won't be able to meet that March 2021 launch date because of a slowdown in work during the pandemic. NASA plans to perform a schedule assessment next month to identify a new likely launch date for the flagship astrophysics mission, and Zurbuchen said he still expected the mission to launch later next year.
NASA confirmed Wednesday that the James Webb Space Telescope won't launch as planned next March because of the coronavirus pandemic. At a meeting Wednesday, Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science, said JWST "absolutely" won't be able to meet that March 2021 launch date because of a slowdown in work during the pandemic. NASA plans to perform a schedule assessment next month to identify a new likely launch date for the flagship astrophysics mission, and Zurbuchen said he still expected the mission to launch later next year.
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