[meteorite-list] OT James Webb Space Telescope
From: Patrick Wiggins <paw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 23:21:30 -0600 Message-ID: <977317B1-41CF-4C4E-87F3-2AE081507757_at_wirelessbeehive.com> The Planetary Society's view: http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00003091/ patrick On 07 Jul 2011, at 23:02, Pete Pete wrote: > Bummer! > > > > Does anyone have Bill Gates' phone number? > http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/07/canadian-developed-space-telescope-nixed-by-u-s-congress/ > > http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/07/canadian-developed-space-telescope-nixed-by-u-s-congress/ > > > > Canadian developed space telescope nixed by U.S. Congress > > By Amy Chung and Max Harrold > OTTAWA ? Space researchers were reeling Thursday over a decision in the U.S. Congress to axe funding for the James Webb Space Telescope ? a Canadian and European joint effort with NASA that would peer deeper into space. > > Canada has earmarked $147 million for the project. > > The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science approved a yearly spending bill earlier in the day that includes no money for the JWST ? the successor to the Earth-orbiting Hubble Telescope that was launched in 1990. > .... > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Fri 08 Jul 2011 01:21:30 AM PDT |
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