White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite that Collects Climate Data
White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite that Collects Climate Data
White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5763205
One is attached to the International Space Station, and the other is collecting data as a stand-alone satellite. The latter would meet its permanent demise after burning up in the atmosphere if the mission were to be terminated.
A 2023 review by NASA concluded that the data they'd been providing had been "of exceptionally high quality."
The observatories provide detailed carbon dioxide measurements across various locations, allowing scientists to get a detailed glimpse of how human activity is affecting greenhouse gas emissions.
(Ex NASA employee) David Crisp said it "makes no economic sense to terminate NASA missions that are returning incredibly valuable data," pointing out it costs only $15 million per year to maintain both observatories, a tiny fraction of the agency's $25.4 billion budget.
This is our collective inheritance they are destroying. These data are irreplaceable, and its something they themselves could never do.
Unless you’re gonna shoot him yourself there’s not much we can do about this. They don’t care about protests. They don’t care about letters to Congress. You can’t negotiate with them.
We’re a stupid country who deserves this.
Hey, we represent that remark... crap.
I admit that I can't do it, but, we definitely need 18747 ASAP.