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NASA Plans Another Billion-Dollar Telescope Despite Unfinished Webb and Roman
Original: NASA Is Working on Another Billion-Dollar Telescope as the Billions-Worth Webb and Roman Are Lacking
NASA is developing plans for another billion-dollar space telescope even as its existing flagship observatories remain incomplete or constrained. The James Webb Space Telescope and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope represent billions in investment, and the report argues both are still falling short of full potential. Critics are questioning whether the agency should fund a new large mission before current ones deliver.
Why now: Debate over NASA's astronomy spending priorities at a time of tight budgets and delayed flagship missions.
NASAJames Webb Space TelescopeNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
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