Webb Troubles Continue

Telescope promises new look at universe — if NASA can get it into space, Orlando Sentinel
“When it works, and if it works, the James Webb Space Telescope could revolutionize astronomy by peering so deep into space that scientists soon could study the dawn of time. But construction of NASA’s next big telescope has been so hurt by delays and cost overruns that even its staunchest champion in Congress reached a breaking point. In a letter dated June 29, U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., all but ordered NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden to assemble a panel of outside experts to ensure the Webb project doesn’t break its latest promise: a 2014 launch on a $5 billion budget. “We like the concept of the Webb, but I tell you, we’re not in the overrun business,” said Mikulski, who chairs the Senate subcommittee with oversight of NASA’s budget.”