Doing things the first time is always more expensive then doing them the 10000th time even if the 10000th is slightly different than the 9999 before it. Projec

Doing things the first time is always more expensive then doing them the 10000th time even if the 10000th is slightly different than the 9999 before it. Project like Webb and ITER are doing things that simply haven't been done before which makes it much more difficult. They are also beholden to politicians for funding.