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> NASA's Webb I guess it may be technically owned and primarily operated by NASA, but it was developed from the start as an international project: https://en.w

• bbor 3y ago
  I also hate American-centrism but it seems kinda justified here - they do go out of their way to mention ESA and CSA at the end, as well. From that article: NASA's lifetime cost for the project is[when?] expected to be US$9.7 billion, of which US$8.8 billion was spent on spacecraft design and development and US$861 million is planned to support five years of mission operations.[112] Representatives from ESA and CSA stated their project contributions amount to approximately €700 million and CA$200 million, respectively.[113] So it's 7.0% European, 1.5% Canadian, and 91.5% American (at current exchange rates). My takeaway is: good for Canada!!
  • simongray 3y ago
    Fair enough.