Hubble Telescope successor might not meet March 2021 launch dateJanuary 29, 2020 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - While NASA is prepping to decommission one of the Great Observatories, namely the Spitzer Space Telescope, it is also developing the next generation of telescopes, Mashable reports. James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and the most powerful and complex observatory ever built, is scheduled to launch on March 30, 2021, but it might not. A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (US GAO) says that NASA will likely postpone the launch. The U.S. GAO is a government agency that audits and evaluates the programs funded by the U.S. government. The report evaluated that there was “only a 12 per cent confidence level” for the space telescope to make its March 2021 launch date. This will not be the first delay the JWST has seen since its inception as The Verge reports, the costs have skyrocketed by 95 per cent as the schedule kept getting extended further and further. The most powerful and complex observatory ever built, James Webb Space Telescope is an important milestone for space exploration. The origami-inspired design has been developed so that the large telescope with a 6.5-meter long primary mirror can fit inside a rocket. Once in the orbit, the observatory will take months to unfold and be operational. The giant mirror will allow astronomers to peer through the cosmic dust and observe the most distant objects in the Universe. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |