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'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch (www.space.com)

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[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 78 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Because efficiency is leaving a $10b telescope floating in space like a piece of junk.

[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Efficiency is when the government abandons all its investments, lets everything fall apart, and drives all scientists to take jobs abroad before the next uncontrolled pandemic paralyzes the country.

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's going to be measles or some other preventable disease

[–] ZeroPoke@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

Then its war with Canada to distract from the disease and to take their resources. #IWantOffThisRide

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