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Why does this article completely erase contributions from ESA/CSA? There's not a single mention of the other two partners, one of which is doing the actual launch?

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Besides NPR obviously having an American bias, I tried to find a funding source breakdown. Best I could find was from wikipedia:

"ESA is contributing about €300 million, including the launch. The Canadian Space Agency pledged $39 million Canadian in 2007"

Seems ESA contributed about 3%, and CSA .3%. It may just be a biases ommision, but I also wouldnt be surprised if theres some salty feeling about who actually paid for the telescope.

From wiki: “By the mid-2010s, the U.S. contribution was still expected to cost US$8.8 billion. In 2007, the expected ESA contribution was about €350 million. With the U.S. and international funding combined, the overall cost not including extended operations is projected to be over US$10 billion when completed”

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