The delays, the cost overruns and the general bureaucracy surrounding the whole project are likely the reasons why it _didn't_ fail miserably. It's definitely not a situation where you want to move fast and break things.
> … down to its final operating temperature of less than 7 kelvins
The Gov. of Canada Payroll system is now up to $1B with no end in sight.
--> Payroll. System. $1B.
I'm stoked this worked though can't wait to see the photos.
It is still true though that many times bad planning and management has been at least a partial cause of cost/schedule overrund at NASA, and they’ve received well-justified criticism for it from both internal and external auditors.