NASA Cancels Lease Contract for the Goddard Institute for Space Studies Laboratory!
U.S. netizens: Only 130 people work at this facility, and the rental cost per person exceeds $23,000. This facility may indeed be too expensive.
Article published on April 27 in Space News.
The latest round of U.S. federal plan cuts pushed by the Trump administration has affected the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) laboratory located in New York City. This institution is dedicated to researching climate change and other Earth sciences.
On April 25, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center announced that the lease would end on May 31.
The news agency reported that the institute spends $3.03 million annually on rent.
The director of GISS said: "Work will continue, data, products, and science will continue because science is done by people, not buildings."
Currently, NASA says employees will be placed under a "temporary remote work agreement," while NASA is searching for and evaluating new space options for the GISS team.
It is worth considering what role the efficiency department played in this decision, as it is led by SpaceX billionaire founder Elon Musk.
For example, cutting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs, and suddenly firing thousands of federal employees under the guise of saving so-called "wasted taxpayer money." Significant reductions in NASA's budget, etc.
This will severely impact the implementation of multiple U.S. space missions, thereby weakening America's leadership in space.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830596149999753/
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