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Table 2: Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM), Optical
Telescope Element (OTE), and Cryocooler Schedule
Results for Characteristics and Associated Best Practices
of a High-Quality and Reliable Schedule 32
Figures
Figure 1: James Webb Space Telescope 4
Figure 2: Components of the Mid-Infrared Instrument Cryocooler 5
Figure 3: James Webb Space Telescope 2008 Baseline and
Revised 2011 Schedules 8
Figure 4: Organizational Chart for the James Webb Space
Telescope Program 9
Figure 5: Cumulative and Monthly CPI for the James Webb Space
Telescope Prime Contract from August 2012 to July 2013 13
Figure 6: Project Integration and Test (I&T) Timeline 15
Figure 7: Cumulative and Monthly SPI for the James Webb Space
Telescope Prime Contract from August 2012 to July 2013 18
Figure 8: James Webb Space Telescope Fiscal Year 2014 and
2015 Project-held Reserves Remaining as of September
2013 Based on Allocations in Fiscal Year 2013 27
Figure 9: Subsystems of JWST: Interactive Information 45GAO-14-72 James Webb Space Telescope
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United States. Government Accountability Office. James Webb Space Telescope: Project Meeting Commitments but Current Technical, Cost, and Schedule Challenges Could Affect Continued Progress, report, January 8, 2014; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc301969/m1/4/: accessed April 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.