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Re:The $11B Webb telescope aims to probe the early universe by beebmam on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @03:15PM (#29489856)
The fact that a project as profoundly important as the James Webb telescope only has a $11 Billion budget is staggering to me.
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Re:The $11B Webb telescope aims to probe the early universe by BatFastard on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @03:24PM (#29490004)
It had a 1.5 billion budget, 9.5 billion in overruns.
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Re:The $11B Webb telescope aims to probe the early universe by nickff on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @03:23PM (#29489993)
Well, it started off with a $0.5 BB budget, and was supposed to be launched about 14 years ago...
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