There's very little chance the James Webb Space Telescope will meet its deadline

The saga of the James Webb Space Telescope is a long and sad one. The high-powered space-gazing tool has been in development for decades and was originally planned to launch way back in 2007. Over time, the list of changes, delays, and missed deadlines piled up, and based on a new report from the United States Government Accountability Office, that trend is likely to continue. As Ars Technica reports, the telescope's current planned launch date of March 2021 is now little more than a pipe dream....