Northrop Grumman Says That Proven Technology Is New

Today @NorthropGrumman CEO Wes Bush said #JWST sunshield technology was "new". But according to this 2002 @NASA presentation #JWST uses "Flight-proven cable driven boom system provides a predictable and reliable deployment for the Sunshield" https://t.co/Gj8DqtoAzS pic.twitter.com/AsrZwq0u4u — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) July 26, 2018

Today @NorthropGrumman CEO Wes Bush testified before Congress that #JWST sunshield technology was "new". But back in 1998 it was sold as "proven technology": "Based on a proven technology for deploying large microwave antennae" https://t.co/xxyGbHOXrQ pic.twitter.com/uKll8ifXTA — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) July 26, 2018

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