It is unfortunate that we get this more frequently nowadays. Another major scientific endeavor is now on the chopping block in the latest US Congressional budget proposal. The funding for the James Webb Space Telescope, which is supposed to replace the aging Hubble Space Telescope, is being cut.
Read the article on Wired on why it is important to save this project, even with the cost overruns. Again, if you care about this, and you are a US citizen, you need to make your voice heard with your representatives. Government agencies such as NASA, DOE, NSF, etc. cannot, I repeat, CANNOT lobby Congress to save their projects, whereas political organizations and special interest groups can! So unless they hear from you, your politicians will only tend to hear just one side of the story.
Zz.
No comments:
Post a Comment
The comments posted to this blog are MODERATED. All comments will require MY APPROVAL to be released, so please do NOT post multiple comments just because you do not see it appearing immediately!
All SPAM will never be approved for release in this blog, no matter how much you try to disguise it. CRACKPOTTERY and attempts at advertising your personal theory and website/blog will be treated in the same manner as unwanted SPAM.