Panel 1 - Wednesday July 25, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.
Hon. Jim Bridenstine, administrator, NASA
Mr. Tom Young, chairman, JWST Independent Review Board
Panel 2 - Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.
Mr. Wesley Bush, chief executive officer, Northrop Grumman Corp.
Mr. Tom Young, chairman, JWST Independent Review Board
OK, so this is strange. Webb Space Telescope is more than a decade late and has busted its budget cap yet again - this time by $800 million - so much so that Congress is required, by law, to reauthorize the entire project. Oddly, the NASA Administrator (who pays for this project) and the CEO of Northrop Grumman (who gets paid for this project) are not testifying together - not even on the same day. But the JWST IRB chair will testify with both Bridenstine and Bush. Its almost as if NASA wants to get their viewpoint and that of the Webb IRB first and then Northrop Grumman has 24 hours to get their act together - except - Congress usually wants prepared testimony submitted a day or more in advance. Or maybe there is a lot of looming tension and Congress does not want a cage match between NASA and Northrop Grumman. Stay tuned.
- Northrop Grumman's Webb Space Telescope Charm Offensive, earlier post
- Clueless Webb Telescope Advertisement From Northrop Grumman, earlier post
- More Cost Increases And Delays For Webb Space Telescope, earlier post
- Pieces Are Falling Off Of James Webb Space Telescope, earlier post
- Where Oh Where Did All Of That Webb Money Go?, earlier post
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