hubble replacement set back a further 2 years

ladies and gents,
it looks like NASA is delaying hubble's replacement for 2 years due to cost overruns.
stephen.

www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_051121.htm

Oh dear .... looks like optical Astronomy is going to be back in the dark ages for a few years so. I sure hope Hubble holds it together for a few more years yet!

Bart.

Unfortunately, it's becoming more and more likely that JWST will be cancelled. I was out at a Spitzer conference in Pasadena last week - the common consensus amongst the professional community is that the JWST program is living on borrowed time.

Brian

Unfortunately, it's becoming more and more likely that JWST will be cancelled. I was out at a Spitzer conference in Pasadena last week - the common consensus amongst the professional community is that the JWST program is living on borrowed time.

Brian

Oh dear, not good at all. Let me guess, this is price we pay for Senior Bush's wild goosechase to Mars?

BB

Unfortunately, it's becoming more and more likely that JWST will be cancelled. I was out at a Spitzer conference in Pasadena last week - the common consensus amongst the professional community is that the JWST program is living on borrowed time.

Brian

Oh dear, not good at all. Let me guess, this is price we pay for Senior Bush's wild goosechase to Mars?

BB

bart,
but think of all the good it will be doing, somebody has got to rescue all those americans from the hostile aliens , the should not show war of the worlds in the white house again .
stephen.

It couldn't be scrapped now, could it? After all the cost that has gone into the James Webb Space Telescope project, it would seem to foolish to stop now... so much has been spent, they may as well just keep going.