what is the status of the james webb telescope
James Webb Space Telescope The JWST is being developed by NASA—with significant contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency[1]—and is named after James E. Webb, the American government official who was the administrator of NASA from 1961 to 1968 and played an integral role in the Apollo program.[9][10] Development began in 1996, but the project has had numerous delays and cost overruns, and underwent a major redesign during 2005. In December 2016, NASA announced that construction of the JWST was complete and that its extensive testing phase would begin.[11][12] In March 2018, NASA delayed the JWST's launch after the telescope's sunshield ripped during a practice deployment.[13] The JWST's launch was delayed again in June 2018 following recommendations from an independent review board, and is currently scheduled for March 2021.[3][14][15]