Houston - NASA confirms that the James Webb Space Telescope project has been terminated. The Biden administration denied NASA's request for additional emergency funding to cover expenses incurred when a scheduled October launch was postponed. The White House said that all available emergency funds are needed to help fight Covid-19 and that unfortunately the James Webb Space Telescope could not be saved.

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>Last updated: May 9, 2021