US EditionWhy a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – NASA faces budget-driven plans to end Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions that cost $750 million to launch but only $15 million annually to maintain, disrupting vital climate data collection.
- The Trump administration has requested NASA to create termination plans for at least two major satellite missions focused on monitoring greenhouse gases, according to current and former NASA staffers.
- If these plans proceed, one satellite would burn up in the atmosphere, severely affecting data on carbon dioxide and crop health used by scientists and farmers, as noted by David Crisp, a retired NASA engineer.
- Congressional Democrats warned NASA against terminating missions funded by Congress, stating that doing so would impair forecasts for weather and climate disasters.
- NASA's recent review highlighted the high quality of data from these missions, recommending they continue for at least three more years.
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Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions, according to current and former NASA staffers. If the plans are carried out, one of the missions would be permanently terminated, because the satellite would burn up in the atmosphere.The data the two missions collect is widely used, including by scientists, oil and gas companies and farmers who need detailed information about carbon …
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