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What do you think about the Trump administration’s request to NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions?

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Published August 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM MDT
A robotic arm attached to the International Space Station brings in the spacecraft carrying one of the two Orbiting Carbon Observatory instruments, known as OCO-3, in 2019. NASA has put out a call for private groups to potentially take over the cost of maintaining the instrument, which measures carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.
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A robotic arm attached to the International Space Station brings in the spacecraft carrying one of the two Orbiting Carbon Observatory instruments, known as OCO-3, in 2019. NASA has put out a call for private groups to potentially take over the cost of maintaining the instrument, which measures carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.

What do you think about the Trump administration’s request to NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions?

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