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In a last-minute decision, White House decides not to terminate NASA employees (arstechnica.com)

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[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 7 points 3 days ago

I do my best to block any news regarding the new administration, so this comes at quite a surprise that it was even considered. Always thought NASA was one of the great prides of the country, but it seems like those days are long gone.

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[-] ruk_n_rul 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

NASA peaked during the Apollo project, after which budget plummeted and never reach the 1% mark on the national budget again

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