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Eyes in the sky: Cutting NASA Earth observations would be a costly mistake

  • Written by David Titley, Professor of Practice in Meteorology & Director Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for New American Security, Pennsylvania State University
imageNASA Earth Science Division operating missions, including systems managed by NOAA and USGSNASA Earth Observing System

Donald Trump’s election is generating much speculation about how his administration may or may not reshape the federal government. On space issues, a senior Trump advisor, former Pennsylvania Rep. Bob Walker, has called for...

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