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Why not?
by Nicksil 5y ago
Why not?
- sydthrowaway 5y agoI thought it's a NASA project.
- Nicksil 5y agoInternational https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/about/index.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/about/index.html
- khuey 5y agoOne of the European contributions to the mission is the launch vehicle.
- m4rtink 5y agoIIRC also at one point the project was in a big trouble due to cost overruns. Europe joining the effort by providing the launcher, one of the instruments and part of the project team saved the whole project from cancelation.
- mavhc 5y agoESA have the best rocket that can fit it in
- 323 5y agoNASA, like most US companies, outsourced flying things to space to other entities, since flying things to space it's not it's core competency anymore.