Jonathan McDowell Encouraged to see the provisions in the Senate's NASA authorization bill (reported out of ctee today) supporting Chandra: #saveChandra
Bob King
Ryan FisherPost from Veritasium
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxamLIHaw7xKhO84-m8u-5aswewiAefrb5?si=v9lXSGFAHQsVwadr
> Amazing news! Remember our #SaveChandra video? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sE-RUu9ClsU The future of NASA’s flagship X-ray telescope had been in doubt, am...
Kelly LepoSome good news about Chandra via Yvette Cendes (@whereisyvette.bsky.social) on BlueSky.
The X-ray telescope had been facing mission-ending-level budget cuts. They have been given a 1-year reprieve to avoid layoffs.
aprilfollies@Lazarou I’d personally rather they shelve this and #SaveChandra and a few dozen other science missions.
Francesca Bo.
Joel
Act Now | Save the Chandra X-ray Observatory
Ask that Congress #SaveChandra! | The Chandra X-ray Observatory, one of NASA's last Great Observatories, has revolutionized our understanding of the Universe, mapped black holes across cosmic time, and inspired a new generation of explorers. It is under threat of cancellation for budgetary reas
RevesdespaceLa mission est actuellement en prolongation de 3 ans de 2024 à 2027. Mais les opérations scientifiques de #ChandraXray pourraient être terminées plus tôt que prévues à cause de coupures de budget de la NASA.
La campagne #SaveChandra a été montée par des astronomes pour la sauver [4/4]
PeggyStuart"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." ––Pres. John F. Kennedy, 1962 #SaveChandra
Thomas ConnorI really wish that my mission's 25th birthday wasn't being overshadowed by discussions on just how much it should be killed 😔
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