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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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🧵 #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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it is confirmed.
Goddard library is closed
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it is confirmed.
Goddard library is closed
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@nasawatch.bsky.social
The closure of the Goddard library is more than a logistics issue—it is an assault on knowledge itself.
NASA is the home of humanity’s most consequential expeditions, yet vandals are about to gut our accumulated archives under the guise of "reorganization".
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
Goddard library is scheduled to close starting Jan/2.
Many attempts in the past to do it have failed. This time feels very ominously real.
No replacement is planned.
Library personnel have been told to work on inventory and plan for a 90% disposal of the material.
😠
Goddard library is scheduled to close starting Jan/2.
Many attempts in the past to do it have failed. This time feels very ominously real.
No replacement is planned.
Library personnel have been told to work on inventory and plan for a 90% disposal of the material.
😠
Well, that was a bit unimpressive. There were too many general statements praising ingenuity and hard work, and invoking the past quests for which NASA is famous. It is hard to see how we can get back to any of that after the beating we’ve taken over the last 10 months.
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Well, that was a bit unimpressive. There were too many general statements praising ingenuity and hard work, and invoking the past quests for which NASA is famous. It is hard to see how we can get back to any of that after the beating we’ve taken over the last 10 months.
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Postcard from a NASA Earth scientist
I recently attended a university talk and left feeling surprisingly energized. It was the atmosphere: pure curiosity, student engagement, and "blue-sky" thinking.
It made me realize how much this is missing at work lately.
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Postcard from a NASA Earth scientist
I recently attended a university talk and left feeling surprisingly energized. It was the atmosphere: pure curiosity, student engagement, and "blue-sky" thinking.
It made me realize how much this is missing at work lately.
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A long (and thoughtful) article on the future of Earth Observations by NASA and the role of commercial services.
There are no easy answers.
But one should start by laying out the problem and this article is a good start.
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/science-as-a...
A long (and thoughtful) article on the future of Earth Observations by NASA and the role of commercial services.
There are no easy answers.
But one should start by laying out the problem and this article is a good start.
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/science-as-a...
There is a non-zero chance that NASA may have a new administrator appointed by the end of the year
nasawatch.com/ask-the-admi...
There is a non-zero chance that NASA may have a new administrator appointed by the end of the year
nasawatch.com/ask-the-admi...
Next week will be of consequence for the (Earth Science) Building 33 as it prepares for and receives personnel from the Heliophysics lab (Building 21, 150 people). B33 has a lot of empty office space due in large part because so many people left either contractors with funding
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Next week will be of consequence for the (Earth Science) Building 33 as it prepares for and receives personnel from the Heliophysics lab (Building 21, 150 people). B33 has a lot of empty office space due in large part because so many people left either contractors with funding
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Info to have at hand:
Personnel Facts about NASA Goddard Sciences
There are about 6,600 employees working for GSFC. This includes those located in Greenbelt (MD) and personnel at the smaller centers in Wallops (VA) and the (now virtual) GISS center in NYC.
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Info to have at hand:
Personnel Facts about NASA Goddard Sciences
There are about 6,600 employees working for GSFC. This includes those located in Greenbelt (MD) and personnel at the smaller centers in Wallops (VA) and the (now virtual) GISS center in NYC.
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Goddard Space Center library is due to disappear.
It is not about when, but how and where the books will go.
Another casualty in this relentless attack to #science and culture.
it has a FB page. Let's see how long it lasts.
www.facebook.com/GSFCLibrary/
Goddard Space Center library is due to disappear.
It is not about when, but how and where the books will go.
Another casualty in this relentless attack to #science and culture.
it has a FB page. Let's see how long it lasts.
www.facebook.com/GSFCLibrary/
Well, it's been a week back at the office.
My first impression from driving around campus was that I did not notice major physical changes, and I saw parking lots filled with about the same number of cars as before the shutdown (including those at buildings deemed to
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Updates on the disassembling of NASA and in particular, its leading center for Earth and Space Sciences
www.space.com/space-explor...
#ICYMI #NASACuts #SaveNASA
Updates on the disassembling of NASA and in particular, its leading center for Earth and Space Sciences
www.space.com/space-explor...
#ICYMI #NASACuts #SaveNASA
Acting NASA admin working hard to convince celebrities that we've been to the 🌕
Thanks for taking care of the really important stuff in this agency.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Acting NASA admin working hard to convince celebrities that we've been to the 🌕
Thanks for taking care of the really important stuff in this agency.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
#SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
Ars Technica has some updates on the latest on NASA budget. See
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
I highlight one part in relation to the Earth Science Budget.
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#SaveNASA #NASAcuts #NASA
Ars Technica has some updates on the latest on NASA budget. See
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
I highlight one part in relation to the Earth Science Budget.
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Observations on Recent Staffing Changes
It's been a while since I've posted, as I didn't have any new updates to share. However, I have a few observations.
It has been more than a month since the large wave of voluntary civil servant retirements.
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#Astrum #Space #NASACuts
NASA is on the brink of an extinction-level event
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#Astrum #Space #NASACuts
NASA is on the brink of an extinction-level event
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It’s been quiet these last seven days or so in Goddard, at least within my circle. Not much to report. In many ways, it’s a typical August lull—quiet hallways and a parking lot that empties quickly by 3–4 p.m., particularly when the weather is nice.
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It’s been quiet these last seven days or so in Goddard, at least within my circle. Not much to report. In many ways, it’s a typical August lull—quiet hallways and a parking lot that empties quickly by 3–4 p.m., particularly when the weather is nice.
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