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"NASA's WFIRST Space Telescope Faces Funding Crunch"

This funding crunch is self-inflicted by Trump appointed director Jim Bridenstine. The administration has been trying to kill WFIRST since they took office.

https://www.space.com/wfirst-faces-funding-crunch.html

NASA's WFIRST Space Telescope Faces Funding Crunch

A NASA astrophysics mission that avoided cancellation last year could still face budget problems if it evades another termination threat this year, agency officials warned this week.

Mar 31, 2019 at 9:03pmWeb
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"The NASA Space Telescope Trump Wants to Cancel"

The president’s budget proposal has some troubling news for the space agency’s next big astronomy mission.

#Space #NASA #WFIRST #Astronomy #Trump

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/trump-budget-nasa-wfirst-telescope/553082/

The NASA Space Telescope Trump Wants to Cancel

The president’s budget proposal has some troubling news for the space agency’s next big astronomy mission.