If Trump 2.0 intended to destroy the country (and maybe the planet), what would they do differently than they are doing now?
The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions.
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The data the two missions collect is widely used, including by scientists, oil and gas companies and farmers who need detailed information about carbon dioxide and crop health. They are the only two federal satellite missions that were designed and built specifically to monitor planet-warming greenhouse gases.
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The equipment in space is state of the art and is expected to function for many more years, according to scientists who worked on the missions. An official review by NASA in 2023 found that "the data are of exceptionally high quality" and recommended continuing the mission for at least three years.
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It is unclear why the Trump administration seeks to end the missions.
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Two current NASA employees also confirmed that NASA mission leaders were told to make termination plans for projects that would lose funding under President Trump's proposed budget for the next fiscal year, or FY 2026, which begins Oct. 1. The employees asked to remain anonymous, because they were told they would be fired if they revealed the request.
NPR
They are our elected administration.
Also...anything Biden did, Trump will undo, regardless of its success or usefulness.
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