The 2025 budget proposal might be the beginning of the end for the Chandra X-ray telescope, with Hubble also taking a hit.
It might be the end of the road for two of NASA’s most iconic telescopes as the space agency looks to reduce the funding for the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, much to the dismay of scientists who rely heavily on the cosmic observations of the missions. Shortly after the fate of its 2024 budget was sealed, NASA released its budget proposal for 2025, requesting $1.58 billion for its astrophysics division.
” In the statement, Slane also expressed confusion over NASA’s claim of increasing costs, recalling that there was only one instance in which the Chandra mission requested two additional people on the flight team, resulting in a 1% increase in cost in 2022. The decision may not be a reflection of Chandra per say, but rather an indication of the budgetary constraints on NASA. The space agency received $24.
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