Dr. John Barentine FRAS

“The team overseeing NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been directed to prepare for up to 20% in budget cuts that would touch on every aspect of the flagship observatory's operations.”

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/james-webb-space-telescope/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-faces-20-percent-budget-cuts

'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, affecting science.

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Feb 22, 2025 at 5:31amWeb
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@JohnBarentine

Horrific!

Show threadIdaho buckeyeFeb 22, 2025
@JohnBarentine of course
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@JohnBarentine Well, those tax cuts for Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg e.a. have got to come from somewhere...
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@JohnBarentine a great project that showed US technological superiority killed by a clown.
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@JohnBarentine @jwalzer They should tell Trusk/Mump they're looking for space mineral mines...