The good news is that the trajectory of timeline slip is less than one week per week, and if that holds true, the two will eventually rendezvous.
In 1996, it was estimated for 2007, fast forwarding a bit to 2018, it slipped one year from an estimated launch in 2020 to 2021, in 2020 it slipped from March 2021 to July, by January 2021 it slipped to October 31st, and it's been known since June, 14 weeks ago, that it wasn't likely to meet that date.
At this rate, I estimate the current date will intercept the target date in early 2022.
In 1996, it was estimated for 2007, fast forwarding a bit to 2018, it slipped one year from an estimated launch in 2020 to 2021, in 2020 it slipped from March 2021 to July, by January 2021 it slipped to October 31st, and it's been known since June, 14 weeks ago, that it wasn't likely to meet that date.
At this rate, I estimate the current date will intercept the target date in early 2022.