#RA-2372Read AloudCore & AcademicHard
Telescope
Official Question Material
Prep: 30-40 Seconds
The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed yet again and will not now launch until " approximately May 2020". The James Webb Space Telescope is also in danger of busting the cost cap put on the project by the US Congress. Back in 2011, politicians on Capitol Hill said the observatory should not cost more than 8 billion dollars to build and 800 million dollars to operate over five years in orbit.
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Scored Enabling Skills
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Timing Standard
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