Absolutely unacceptable. This will cut so many good jobs in Houston and beyond. We all know that NASA, and the contractors that support it, fuels new innovation. We must have *bipartisan* outrage against this to quickly remove these bad cuts from Trump’s disastrous budget! - ThreadSky

isaiahrmartin.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Absolutely unacceptable. This will cut so many good jobs in Houston and beyond.

We all know that NASA, and the contractors that support it, fuels new innovation.

We must have *bipartisan* outrage against this to quickly remove these bad cuts from Trump’s disastrous budget!

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thatguynate.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is what happens when you let private contractors (SpaceX) have input on federal budgets…

Sad that a space program that’s inspired so many people will be essentially destroyed in favour of private sector greed.

pokebrain1.bsky.social•3 days ago

Same situation for so very many scientists.
US is entering a new Dark Ages

roadreclaimed.bsky.social•4 days ago

They'll move all of NASA's funding over to SpaceX. Illegally.

magatzapper.bsky.social•4 days ago

To be clear, SMD's mission does not involve human spaceflight and does not overlap much or maybe not at all with what SpaceX does. They are savaging science for the sake of savaging science. Corruptly shifting funds to SpaceX will happen separately.

flyhyland.bsky.social•4 days ago

Cut all of Musk's contracts, eliminate DOGE boys, and arrest them for theft and trespassing and hacking government systems. Then get rid of the permanent tax entitlements for the wealthy and corporations. Hire back IRS workers for tax enforcement.
Balanced budget!

sanity56.bsky.social•4 days ago

Has anyone asked Ted Cruz what he thinks or is he in Cancun again?

think4myself.bsky.social•4 days ago

They have Elon. They don’t need NASA anymore.

amyjo33.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is so F47 can give fElon more money to take over NASA operations. Then fElon will focus 100% of all projects on Mars.

marc4thawin.bsky.social•4 days ago

Let me guess this was done at the suggestion of Elon ?

brownejax2024.bsky.social•4 days ago

this is what the nazi wants so spacex can replace NASA. This will never happen.

pinkybum.bsky.social•4 days ago

If your whole political philosophy is based on denying reality, then no, science is not good.

l874.bsky.social•4 days ago

It’s because of starlink. Musk wants all of it.

orionpax-ta.bsky.social•4 days ago

"we can all agree science is good"

They do not agree.

pmb1969.bsky.social•4 days ago

Saw this coming when they allowed Musk and Bezos to play in the sky.

xpat70.bsky.social•4 days ago

We can agree that science is a force for good, the current ruling regime does not agree.

jeanmoulin4ever.bsky.social•4 days ago

Meanwhile trump is getting rich off his endless golf grift!
Why does he get away with CHARGING the secret service to protect him?
The grift needs to end!

kmdoc.bsky.social•4 days ago

But it won't

jeanmoulin4ever.bsky.social•4 days ago

capsva.bsky.social•4 days ago

Maybe Texans should vote differently? Why does no one care until
it impacts them?

blurdy1.bsky.social•3 days ago

How short their memories, how evil their intentions.

jontybeeswax.bsky.social•3 days ago

NASA won't deny reality on things like climate change and, at the same time, present opposition to Musk, Bezos and Boeing, who want all their funding.

They were doomed from the moment Trump was elected

blue-in-ak.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’m glad my dad, who worked for NASA from 1961-1969 as a contract negotiator on the Apollo project, is not alive to see this. He was so proud of being part of that historic event.

mountainsnsea.bsky.social•4 days ago

I know a lot of NASA contractors who voted for 47. I wonder how they feel now?

flydocpete.bsky.social•4 days ago

We all saw the MAGAt dupes flying their “Fuck Your Feelings” flags the last few years.

So yeah, that.

forestbrd.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's ok though because Musk will still get his rockets to play with. /s

silencedoogood.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hard to figure out who this is really intended to benefit.

'Just kidding, of course.

P.S. Texas doesn't appear to want to sell F35s either. There's always tourism (or maybe not).

maxwellbeing.bsky.social•4 days ago

No we can't all agree on that.

The right fundamentally hate science.

lifenotes2.bsky.social•4 days ago

lets cut space x out instead

lesliemccarty.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'm sure Elon will benefit greatly.

ilovecouy26.bsky.social•4 days ago

Ok Texas here ya go coming to a neighborhood near you ! You voted for it FAFO mode

morgiek.bsky.social•3 days ago

Harris county, where NASA is located indeed did NOT vote for it.

jessbheart.bsky.social•3 days ago

Little pie in the sky with those hopes of bipartisan anything about science right now...

MAGA is the KKK... these aren't the republicans from the 90s.. they think the earth is flat.. autism comes from vaccines.. fluoride turns frogs gay..

Be realistic about who your opposition is.

joakev.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oh dear a Red State hurt....

thereseodell.bsky.social•4 days ago

NASA is in Harris County which has been voting blue since at least the 2008 election. Dismissing blue dots in red states is shitty to those of us who are fighting uphill.

rashaverak58.bsky.social•4 days ago

The only things working in NASA’s favor are its enormous popularity and geographically distributed facilities.

dvdbutler.bsky.social•4 days ago

Climate change studies

tacocat27.bsky.social•4 days ago

But let me guess… SpaceX is still funded?

goldhum.bsky.social•4 days ago

Space X to the rescue. Or another billionaire will step in to private space exploration

goldhum.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep. Destroy NASA & take over to profit. It's absurd.

kimberleelynn.bsky.social•4 days ago

(Tell MAGA NASA is what makes Fox play on their TV and they'll protest the cuts.)

lively148.bsky.social•4 days ago

Why do Red States want "bipartisan" action ONLY when their States are affected?

ryanwalters.bsky.social•4 days ago

definitely feel like I could bully ted cruz and john cornyn, into voting no on this just because of how it will effect texas.

ryanwalters.bsky.social•4 days ago

going right into elon’s pockets

texasgeologist.bsky.social•4 days ago

So far, Trump seems likely to match the net job creation pattern that we saw in three previous GOP presidential administrations:

used2balawyer.bsky.social•3 days ago

Too bad, texas. The FASCIST-IN-CHIEF DEMENTED CONVICTED FELON doesn’t care about you.

sdnorman.bsky.social•4 days ago

And musk will profit of course.

bselena.bsky.social•4 days ago

Texas - are you listening ???
Be sure to ask your representatives what the brain drain and job loss is going to do to help you??
Tired of all the winning??

charcusms.bsky.social•4 days ago

When do enough people trashed by this administration get together and push back on their congressmen? I say congressmen because apparently there won’t be any women left in the Republican Party once they get through with it.