NASA has published its budget request for the fiscal year 2025, and it is not good news for the Hubble Space Telescope or the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
The total budget request is unchanged from FY2023’s Operating Plan, meaning that it had to make some tough decisions to accommodate increases elsewhere in the agency’s remit.
This means that should things go through as planned, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is in line for some cuts while Chandra’s funding is set to dwindle to what NASA described as “minimal operations.”
Although the spacecraft continues to return useful science, ever-tightening purse strings dictate that NASA managers need to balance the cost of keeping Chandra running against future missions and other operational needs.
“This makes scheduling and the post processing of data more complex, increasing mission management costs beyond what NASA can currently afford.”
The HST’s budget is also set to be cut as NASA seeks savings to fund other programs.
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NASA has published its budget request for the fiscal year 2025, and it is not good news for the Hubble Space Telescope or the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
The total budget request is unchanged from FY2023’s Operating Plan, meaning that it had to make some tough decisions to accommodate increases elsewhere in the agency’s remit.
This means that should things go through as planned, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is in line for some cuts while Chandra’s funding is set to dwindle to what NASA described as “minimal operations.”
Although the spacecraft continues to return useful science, ever-tightening purse strings dictate that NASA managers need to balance the cost of keeping Chandra running against future missions and other operational needs.
“This makes scheduling and the post processing of data more complex, increasing mission management costs beyond what NASA can currently afford.”
The HST’s budget is also set to be cut as NASA seeks savings to fund other programs.
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