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Collective Denial At Planetary Science: Vision 2050 Workshop
Most of the people in this room are addicted to big, expensive satellites since that is what @NASA continues to ask them to build #v2050 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) February […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Second Decadal Survey in Solar and Space Physics
New National Research Council Report Presents Research Program for Solar and Space Physics Over the Next Decade “A new report from the National Research Council presents a prioritized program of […]
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Webb Stifles Future Space Science Funding
Telescope debacle devours NASA funds, Florida Today “Alan Boss, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington who chairs NASA’s independent advisory committee on astronomy research, worries the […]
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Old thinking: Yet Another Pointless NAS Report about Space
Earth and space science missions have fewer risks if conducted by a single government agency “Earth and space science missions developed and implemented by federal agencies in collaboration typically result […]
Posted inAstronomy
A Narrow View of NASA's Broader Vision
What’s next for NASA?, Mario Livio, Baltimore Sun “In recent days, some of those criticizing NASA’s proposed budget have tried to paint a picture of an agency without a vision. […]