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“Not a bluff”—NASA’s budget would shut down long-lived Chandra telescope (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by llamacoffee@lemmy.world to c/spaceflight@sh.itjust.works

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[–] machinin@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

What would be the obstacles to allowing another country to take over the mission? It seems like a good way to enable other countries to enter space exploration at a discount, allowing them to build up the knowledge and technologies required for international collaboration in space research.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Because why does NASA exist if not as to be used as a political ploy?