US EditionTrump Administration Shuts Down NASA’s Largest Research Library
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center library in Greenbelt, Maryland, home to thousands of books, scientific journals, and key documents in U.S. space history, will close in the coming months as part of a facility consolidation plan, a decision that already raises concern among scientists, trade unions, and local DMV leaders.Why does Goddard's library close?NASA assures that the closure responds to a facility consolidation plan approved in 2022, du…
The closure of the large library at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, at the end of 2025, is perhaps the saddest example of the effects of the administration's cuts to the US space agency. Trump has ambitions beyond Earth, but they have more to do with competing with China and exploiting lunar resources, and less with scientific research.
The library at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland will close on January 2, 2026. The New York Times reported that the library's collection will be destroyed, but the NASA administrator denied this.
Trump Orders Closure of NASA’s Largest Library, Risking Space History Loss
The Eclipse of Knowledge: NASA’s Library Shutdown Sparks Outrage Over Lost Space Heritage In a move that has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, the Trump administration has ordered the permanent closure of NASA’s largest research library at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. This decision, effective January 2, 2026, threatens to consign thousands of unique documents, books, and archival materials to warehouses…
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