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NASA Cites James Webb Space Telescope Progress As Program Enters Challenging Phase

Pat Host

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

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NASA Cites James Webb Space Telescope Progress As Program Enters Challenging Phase

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NASA has 10 months of funded schedule reserve on James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as the program enters a challenging phase, key stakeholders testified Tuesday.NASA Associate Administrator for Science Mission Directorate John Grunsfeld told the House Science, Space and Technology (SST) space subcommittee said the civil space agency added 13 months of funded schedule reserve when the program was rebaselined in 2011. Grunsfeld also said, four years into the rebaseline, the program remains within budget and on schedule for its…

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