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"NASA is facing backlash after reportedly being ordered to destroy a fully
operational satellite that plays a crucial role in monitoring the Earth’s
atmosphere. Imagine a perfectly good, high-tech spacecraft gathering invaluable
data on carbon dioxide – a key player in climate change – only to be sent
hurtling back into our atmosphere to burn up. This isn’t the plot of a sci-fi
movie; it’s the reality for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2)
satellite.
The irony stings: after investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building
and launching this satellite, the decision to terminate its mission threatens
to unravel years of hard-won scientific progress on tracking greenhouse gases."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
