Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Under pressure from DOGE, NASA is cutting $420 million for climate science, moon modelling and more https://www.newscientist.com/article/2474255-nasa-cut-420-million-for-climate-science-moon-modelling-and-more/
quickblur on April 1, 2025 6:33 pm Dumpling lunar science so they can funnel more money to Musk trying to get to Mars… infuriating.
OnlyHalfBrilliant on April 1, 2025 6:52 pm And I assume they arrived at that figure by carefully crunching the numbers after a thorough audit?
dogscatsnscience on April 1, 2025 8:40 pm I haven’t clicked yet but the headlines sounds like 420 April Fool’s…. Nope, just looks like more incompetent people in charge, cancelling studies on human effects of space flight or how moon dust affects equipment. Put stupid people in charge of complex things and no surprise how fast they break them.
ptraugot on April 1, 2025 9:09 pm Removing the truth and science to make exploiting the planet easier on your conscience. You know who you are.
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Their only interest in climate is making it burn.
Dumpling lunar science so they can funnel more money to Musk trying to get to Mars… infuriating.
And I assume they arrived at that figure by carefully crunching the numbers after a thorough audit?
Science is the enemy of the GOP and Christians
I haven’t clicked yet but the headlines sounds like 420 April Fool’s….
Nope, just looks like more incompetent people in charge, cancelling studies on human effects of space flight or how moon dust affects equipment.
Put stupid people in charge of complex things and no surprise how fast they break them.
Removing the truth and science to make exploiting the planet easier on your conscience. You know who you are.