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Kelsey Jordahl
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5 Earth science missions to be eliminated &
"Under this proposal, NASA would cease funding data processing for the DSCOVR Earth-viewing instruments, which provide images of the sunlit side of the Earth and measure the energy reflected and emitted from it."
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/msar-fy2019.pdf
2/12/2018, 11:22:03 AM
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They're aiming at eliminating @dscovr_epic to save negligible ongoing cost out of spite for Al Gore. It's not the first time. Last year, they proposed eliminating 4 Earth science missions, including DSCOVR EPIC, which costs an estimated $1.2 million/year.
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/casey-dreier/2017/0323-point-by-point-analysis-of-trumps-2018-nasa-budget-outline.html
2/12/2018, 11:29:11 AM
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@dscovr_epic Luckily (?) the congressional budget process is so complex[/broken] that this bears no relation to how agencies are actually funded. But it is a clear signal of values.
2/12/2018, 1:57:25 PM
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