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Witnessing and documenting the decimation of Earth Sciences at NASA. A personal and partial view from a veteran scientist employed at one of the centers. Sharing information and occasional comment.
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Redefining Goddard
does anybody know in which direction to go?
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does anybody know in which direction to go?
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Assessing the Goddard Space Flight Center: Call for Experts
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April 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Redefining Goddard
does anybody know in which direction to go?
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does anybody know in which direction to go?
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#SaveNASA
This note describes how working life is like for a scientist in federal agency.
The post is about NIH but what it is described is the same we are experiencing at NASA Earth Sciences. Written a few months ago, it is still very valid.
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-happe...
This note describes how working life is like for a scientist in federal agency.
The post is about NIH but what it is described is the same we are experiencing at NASA Earth Sciences. Written a few months ago, it is still very valid.
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What Happens When Science Is Asked to Pretend This Is Normal
In our All-Hands meetings before I left NIH, our leaders were always trying to think of ways to accommodate the new leadership, pitching ideas they thought would fit the “MAHA” agenda.
elizabethginexi.substack.com
April 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
#SaveNASA
This note describes how working life is like for a scientist in federal agency.
The post is about NIH but what it is described is the same we are experiencing at NASA Earth Sciences. Written a few months ago, it is still very valid.
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-happe...
This note describes how working life is like for a scientist in federal agency.
The post is about NIH but what it is described is the same we are experiencing at NASA Earth Sciences. Written a few months ago, it is still very valid.
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-happe...
#SaveNASA
NASA Earth Science is being destroyed little by little:
divert money originally committed for contractor scientists (like post docs) salaries to pay to those recently retired civil servants who voluntarily left but are still being paid (a sort of) severance
NASA Earth Science is being destroyed little by little:
divert money originally committed for contractor scientists (like post docs) salaries to pay to those recently retired civil servants who voluntarily left but are still being paid (a sort of) severance
April 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM
#SaveNASA
NASA Earth Science is being destroyed little by little:
divert money originally committed for contractor scientists (like post docs) salaries to pay to those recently retired civil servants who voluntarily left but are still being paid (a sort of) severance
NASA Earth Science is being destroyed little by little:
divert money originally committed for contractor scientists (like post docs) salaries to pay to those recently retired civil servants who voluntarily left but are still being paid (a sort of) severance
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97 percent of actively-publishing climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming and climate change.
A list of organizations that agree is here. NASA: bit.ly/4bUTUed
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A list of organizations that agree is here. NASA: bit.ly/4bUTUed
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Do scientists agree on climate change? - NASA Science
Yes, the vast majority of actively publishing climate scientists – 97 percent – agree that humans are causing global warming and climate change. Most of the
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April 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM
97 percent of actively-publishing climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming and climate change.
A list of organizations that agree is here. NASA: bit.ly/4bUTUed
@nasaearthwatch.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
A list of organizations that agree is here. NASA: bit.ly/4bUTUed
@nasaearthwatch.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I am posting some photos of the NASA Goddard library taken yesterday. The photos were NOT taken by library employees - but rather by others at NASA Goddard . Word has it that trucks are arriving this weekend to begin removal of these boxes. More: nasawatch.com/trumpspace/n... #NASA
NASA Goddard Library Shutdown Update
NASA Goddard Library Shutdown Update
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February 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
🧪 #NASA
But what about the contractors?
In many centers, they make up 2/3 of the total workforce—especially in the Earth Science Division.
These workers have zero protections: no severance and none of the RIF rules that federal employees enjoy.
Contractors are lucky if they get 3 months' notice.
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In many centers, they make up 2/3 of the total workforce—especially in the Earth Science Division.
These workers have zero protections: no severance and none of the RIF rules that federal employees enjoy.
Contractors are lucky if they get 3 months' notice.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
🧪 #NASA
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a thread: 🧵 #SaveNASAScience
Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
a thread: 🧵 #SaveNASAScience
Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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#SaveNASA
An appeal to the new administrator to save #NASA Earth Sciences.
I think it is well said.
But at the same time late in the sense that the damage is already structural and irreparable.
Now it is a matter of starting over (if it ever happens)
An appeal to the new administrator to save #NASA Earth Sciences.
I think it is well said.
But at the same time late in the sense that the damage is already structural and irreparable.
Now it is a matter of starting over (if it ever happens)
Empowering NASA's Earth Science Fleet
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Empowering NASA's Earth Science Fleet
A Plea to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, from Planet Earth
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January 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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"Friends, it is time for companies and countries to take their signs down"
A powerful quote from #Canada's PM #MarkCarney this week in Davos.
Note his invocation is addressed not only to all countries in the world but also to the other entities in this planet that are more
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"Friends, it is time for companies and countries to take their signs down"
A powerful quote from #Canada's PM #MarkCarney this week in Davos.
Note his invocation is addressed not only to all countries in the world but also to the other entities in this planet that are more
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January 25, 2026 at 3:53 AM
a thread: 🧵
"Friends, it is time for companies and countries to take their signs down"
A powerful quote from #Canada's PM #MarkCarney this week in Davos.
Note his invocation is addressed not only to all countries in the world but also to the other entities in this planet that are more
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"Friends, it is time for companies and countries to take their signs down"
A powerful quote from #Canada's PM #MarkCarney this week in Davos.
Note his invocation is addressed not only to all countries in the world but also to the other entities in this planet that are more
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Plz, keep an eye on the fate of this workforce likely to be reduced next.
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a thread: 🧵 #SaveNASAScience
Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Plz, keep an eye on the fate of this workforce likely to be reduced next.
@climatebrad.hillheat.com @roguenasa.altgov.info @nasa-needs-help.bsky.social @nasawatch.bsky.social @climateofgavin.bsky.social @eniiler.bsky.social
@danielbailey99.bsky.social @justcalma.bsky.social @lisacox.bsky.social
@climatebrad.hillheat.com @roguenasa.altgov.info @nasa-needs-help.bsky.social @nasawatch.bsky.social @climateofgavin.bsky.social @eniiler.bsky.social
@danielbailey99.bsky.social @justcalma.bsky.social @lisacox.bsky.social
a thread: 🧵 #SaveNASAScience
Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
1/5
Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
a thread: 🧵 #SaveNASAScience
Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
1/5
Despite the talk, "Reductions in Force" (RIFs) haven't officially hit #NASA.
Instead, the agency relied on voluntary retirements with severance for civil servants. Official RIFs have strict rules and bring the kind of bad publicity leadership wants to avoid.
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I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
AAS Summary Of NASA FY 2026 Budget
American Astronomical Society (AAS) issued a release Congress Passes Fiscal Year 2026 Spending Bills for NSF, NASA, and DOE
nasawatch.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
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January 17, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
AAS Summary Of NASA FY 2026 Budget
American Astronomical Society (AAS) issued a release Congress Passes Fiscal Year 2026 Spending Bills for NSF, NASA, and DOE
nasawatch.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
I cannot avoid noticing that space science organizations are more vocal and active in providing #NASA science related policy information.
NASA is a big founder of Earth Sciences, yet major ES societies like AGU, AMS or GSA seem like they are MIA on this matter.
nasawatch.com/congress/aas...
🧪 #NASA
January 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
🧪 #NASA
#SaveNASA #NASAcuts
The NY Times and other news outlets reported that GSFC decreased its workforce by 11%.
This figure is misleading; the actual reduction was significantly higher. Here are at least two reasons why:
1- Timing of Retirements: These statistics are from November 2025, a
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The NY Times and other news outlets reported that GSFC decreased its workforce by 11%.
This figure is misleading; the actual reduction was significantly higher. Here are at least two reasons why:
1- Timing of Retirements: These statistics are from November 2025, a
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January 13, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all
There's very little to not like in this."
arstechnica.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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Re: NASA's Goddard library...
Response from @ifpte www.ifpte.org/news/ifpte-r...
IFPTE Responds to NASA Administrator Isaacman's Misleading and Misguided Explanation for Closing NASA's Largest Research Library — IFPTE
IFPTE President Matt Biggs: “I want to chalk up NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman misguided explanation for the closing of NASA’s research library at the Goddard Space Center to his being new to the j...
www.ifpte.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Re: NASA's Goddard library...
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all
There's very little to not like in this."
arstechnica.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all
There's very little to not like in this."
arstechnica.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
🧪
🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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🧵 #SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator
but still not good news for Earth Sciences.
Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.
arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
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#NASAcuts #SaveNASA
it is confirmed.
Goddard library is closed
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it is confirmed.
Goddard library is closed
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January 7, 2026 at 3:04 AM
#NASAcuts #SaveNASA
it is confirmed.
Goddard library is closed
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@eniiler.bsky.social
@nasawatch.bsky.social
it is confirmed.
Goddard library is closed
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@eniiler.bsky.social
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January 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM