They're not proposing to cancel JWST. It's just that its $6.5B price tag is overwhelming the whole astrophysics science effort. The original design was suppos

They're not proposing to cancel JWST. It's just that its $6.5B price tag is overwhelming the whole astrophysics science effort. The original design was supposed to come in around 0.5B. See http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/71607/title/Star_Cents http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/71607/title/Star_...