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With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time
NASA's PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost.
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NASA’s PRIMA mission will use spare parts from Webb to do major science at a lower cost. The first in a new class of space telescopes is on track to reach the launch pad in the early 2030s, NASA announced this week.
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