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The NY Times and other news outlets reported that GSFC decreased its workforce by 11%.

This figure is misleading; the actual reduction was significantly higher. Here are at least two reasons why:

1- Timing of Retirements: These statistics are from November 2025, a
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NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all There's very little to not like in this."

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NASA will finally have a 2026 budget and an administrator

but still not good news for Earth Sciences.

Despite the title of this article, I take issue with this "better" scenario. It may reflect the author’s bias.

arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...

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it is confirmed.

Goddard library is closed

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The closure of the Goddard library is more than a logistics issue—it is an assault on knowledge itself.

NASA is the home of humanity’s most consequential expeditions, yet vandals are about to gut our accumulated archives under the guise of "reorganization".
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Goddard library is scheduled to close starting Jan/2.

Many attempts in the past to do it have failed. This time feels very ominously real.

No replacement is planned.

Library personnel have been told to work on inventory and plan for a 90% disposal of the material.
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Well, that was a bit unimpressive. There were too many general statements praising ingenuity and hard work, and invoking the past quests for which NASA is famous. It is hard to see how we can get back to any of that after the beating we’ve taken over the last 10 months.
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NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader A long and winding road to reach NASA’s headquarters in Washington, DC.

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arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...

Science-as-a-Service for Earth Science: What Would It Actually Take? The structural requirements for science-as-a-service to work in EO

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A long (and thoughtful) article on the future of Earth Observations by NASA and the role of commercial services.

There are no easy answers.

But one should start by laying out the problem and this article is a good start.

newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/science-as-a...

Isaacman's Nomination Moves Up A Notch Keith’s note: Senate Majority Leader Thune has filed cloture (the formal process to end a filibuster and force a vote on a bill, motion, or nomination) as shown on Executive Calendar #593 for Jared Is...

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There is a non-zero chance that NASA may have a new administrator appointed by the end of the year

nasawatch.com/ask-the-admi...

NASA Goddard Library NASA Goddard Library. 12,504 likes · 6 talking about this. The NASA Goddard Library serves the researchers of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Contact us

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Goddard Space Center library is due to disappear.

It is not about when, but how and where the books will go.

Another casualty in this relentless attack to #science and culture.

it has a FB page. Let's see how long it lasts.
www.facebook.com/GSFCLibrary/

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Well, it's been a week back at the office.

My first impression from driving around campus was that I did not notice major physical changes, and I saw parking lots filled with about the same number of cars as before the shutdown (including those at buildings deemed to
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What Happens When the US Stops Funding the Science Behind SpaceX? NASA’s shrinking budget threatens the public science behind SpaceX’s success, and it could weaken America’s ability to develop breakthrough technologies.

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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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There is a misconception that "Because you work at NASA, you will easily get a job after leaving"

I heard this over and over again when I say where I work.

Well, it is not like that at all, not in the case of scientists working in Earth Sciences (ES).
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NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say "There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"

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Updates on the disassembling of NASA and in particular, its leading center for Earth and Space Sciences

www.space.com/space-explor...

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Kim Kardashian calls fake news on the 1969 moon landing. NASA's acting chief begs to differ Kim Kardashian's favorite conspiracy theory? The 1969 moon landing was faked, and Buzz Aldrin is letting the truth slip. Just check her trusted source, Tiktok.

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Acting NASA admin working hard to convince celebrities that we've been to the 🌕

Thanks for taking care of the really important stuff in this agency.

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

In a win for science, NASA told to use House budget as shutdown looms The House budget still cuts science at NASA, but not as deeply as the White House sought.

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Ars Technica has some updates on the latest on NASA budget. See
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

I highlight one part in relation to the Earth Science Budget.

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Observations on Recent Staffing Changes
It's been a while since I've posted, as I didn't have any new updates to share. However, I have a few observations.

It has been more than a month since the large wave of voluntary civil servant retirements.
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I Might Stop Making Videos About NASA

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NASA is on the brink of an extinction-level event

youtu.be/spw7nv79L5o

Trump admin strips ocean and air pollution monitoring from next-gen weather satellites | CNN The Trump administration will remove ocean and air pollution monitoring instruments from the upcoming fleet of weather satellites, and cut the number of satellites, as well.

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More satellite cancellations, as reported by CNN:
(www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/w...)

I had heard this might happen, and now it looks official. While not impacting NASA directly, it is relevant because the NASA-NOAA partnership.
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The Future of Landsat (and Civilian Earth Observation) A stress test for continuity, trust, and the EO business model

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Very thoughtfull commentary on the future of the Landsat program here

newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/the-future-o...

Worth reading if you want to learn how this NASA program is (and has been) so important to the satellite community.
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I agree with the post and most of the comments in this post by @nasawatch.bsky.social , as they reflect what I see at Goddard.

Management here and at Headquarters (HQ) assume that even if Congress passes a friendlier budget, the money won't reach NASA.
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Things that I have observed around me as we move towards the end of the fiscal year:

- Removal of a significant number of scientists: the majority are senior team leaders, although some are younger and left because they found jobs elsewhere.
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The shortsightedness of these decisions is staggering.

Yes, they are flooding the field, but they forget that after the flood, sediment remains—and it can take years for growth to return (if it does at all, since the sediment may be toxic, as it appears to be now).

Opinion | Mark Kelly: My Fix for NASA

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Funding #NASA? Yes.
Representing NASA Fully? Not Quite.

Grateful for the advocacy, frustrated by the gaps—that’s the paradox of this NASA op-ed.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
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No More Snacks, Exercise, Or Visitors at Goddard And Wallops This is really starting to get petty Sean and Brian

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The shutdown of amenities at Goddard campus is another blow to employee morale. This is consistent with a rumor circulating since December that there's a plan to drastically reduce the GSFC campus size and sell/rent out part of the property.

nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...

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Amidst all ominous signs at #NASA, it is a relief we no longer get those dreadful "Embrace the Challenge" emails from leadership every Friday.

The disingenuousness and sycophancy of those emails were the most damaging morale event of the last six months.

Thank goodness they're gone.

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At 60 days of the end of the fiscal year, dismissal letters are being sent around.

As far as I know it really depends on each contract, for example, I have not heard of any university contractor receiving such notices.

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NASA's Micro Pulse Lidar network is being shutdown because budget cuts (sources tell me).
It provides vertical profiles of pollution using lidar technology.
A unique source of information to validate satellite detection and AQ models.
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