James Webb Space Telescope Passes Milestone

By Michael Mecham mecham@aviationweek.com
SAN FRANCISCO

After a week of program reviews, NASA says the contracting and instrument teams leading its James Webb Space Telescope mission are meeting all science and engineering requirements necessary to support a nominal five-year mission, starting in 2015.

Called the mission critical design review (MCDR), the process was centered at prime contractor Northrop ...

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