NASA kills future x-ray mission

$1 billion AXIS proposal fell victim to agency upheaval, principal investigator says.

https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-kills-future-x-ray-mission

#science #news #astrodon #NASA #space #astronomy #astrophysics #AXIS #AXISobservatory

After two weeks, #axis & #allies for #WW3 include #UnitedStates & #Israel on one side, while #China, #Russia, & #Iran are on the other side.

Remember how Chinese ships got safe passage when #Houthi were attacking ships in the #RedSea in 2023?

Iran has been selectively allowing #Chinese ships through the #StraitOfHormuz.

Over the weekend, it made another very strategic move to allow ships from other flags, but only if they trade in Chinese #yuan, not US #dollar.

#Trump
https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111862254918793541

bigthink:
"NASA’s next X-ray mission, AXIS, has been killed"

"The path to exploring the high-energy Universe was clear + compelling. Here's how 2025's cuts are still causing NASA casualties in 2026."

"Yet 2025’s headcount reduction at NASA, facility closures at Goddard, + .. government shutdown made meeting bureaucratic deadlines impossible. The AXIS mission is now dead, .."

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/nasa-x-ray-axis-killed/

11.3.2026

#Astronomie #astronomy #AXIS #GSFC #NASA #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #Weltraumteleskop

"Cool story, I don't give a fuck"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1866674/cool-story-i-don-t-give-a-fuck

It's all about perspective

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1851358/it-s-all-about-perspective