Everything is okay except their timeline. they are taking too much time to deliver the product to the masses.
For what promises the project, it's normal to be a long-term one. It takes a lot of work on the whole structure of the project. You need an army of people, money and time to complete it. I think it's worth it.
i believe the whitepaper will also point out why is going to take that long, probably not everybody has a clear picture yet of how challenging this project is.
I think so too. They have to negotiate contracts and agreements with institutions in different countries. Otherwise there will be no access to the data. This will take a lot of time I assume.