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NASA Is Worth Saving
Casey Handmer June 2025 Download a printable PDF. NASA was founded in 1958 in response to Sputnik and the emerging necessity of a robust, government supported space exploration and technology devel…
The latest genius fix dreamed up by the self-serving program managers at HQ to paper over this grievous, undeniable liability is the “Lunar Gateway,” the ultimate participation trophy project, and an enduring monument to the weakness of the SLS and the compromised institutions that brought it into being. And if it came down to poor outcomes like failing to launch a near-complete Roman, shutting down Hubble or Chandra prematurely or flying reduced crew sizes to the ISS just to save money (yes, people are actually considering 3 astronauts instead of 4)…then yes, I would have funded it myself to protect the science.” It will also significantly improve overall organizational productivity, meaning that even if unaligned planetary science or astrophysics can no longer count on JWST-style infinite money, it will still be possible to build, launch, and operate instruments to get the necessary information for a fraction of the previous cost.
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