Space & Planetary Science At Planetary Society: Its Do As I Say – Not As I Do By Keith Cowing NASA Watch October 20, 2015 Filed under Planetary Society While @elakdawalla & @caseydreier complained about cuts to space science their boss @BillNye was on TV at WH #AstronomyNight & said nothing — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 20, 2015 Gee @BillNye you said NOTHING about @whitehouseostp cuts to planetary science when you had chance on live WH #AstronomyNight webcast #FAIL — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) October 20, 2015 @CaseyDreier What I still don't even get is how the White House is micromanaging which science missions NASA is permitted to pay for. — Emily Lakdawalla (@elakdawalla) October 20, 2015 At #AstronomyNight, @POTUS called out 3 NASA discoveries from the very program his Administration wants to cut: https://t.co/eyagoLCgOg — Casey Dreier (@CaseyDreier) October 20, 2015 Keith Cowing NASA Watch founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber. 4 responses to “At Planetary Society: Its Do As I Say – Not As I Do” TheBrett says: October 20, 2015 at 4:59 am 0 0 Lakdawalla has a good point, though. Why does Planetary Science keep getting cuts that get overturned? Who is pushing that in NASA, or above? kcowing says: October 20, 2015 at 8:04 pm 0 0 Her boss had a chance to express those views last night at the White House but took selfies instead. James Lundblad says: October 20, 2015 at 5:16 pm 0 0 I expect lobbying by the Planetary Society has something to do with it. The Society has had some big donors lately, and political donations from some of those sources could by lobbying Congress. Steven Rappolee says: October 21, 2015 at 1:03 am 0 0 meanwhile congress funds instruments for a not yet approved Europa probe
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Lakdawalla has a good point, though. Why does Planetary Science keep getting cuts that get overturned? Who is pushing that in NASA, or above?
Her boss had a chance to express those views last night at the White House but took selfies instead.
I expect lobbying by the Planetary Society has something to do with it. The Society has had some big donors lately, and political donations from some of those sources could by lobbying Congress.
meanwhile congress funds instruments for a not yet approved Europa probe