The perfectly fine, already-paid-for satellites Trump wants to destroy in a fiery atmospheric reentry

[Tennessee Hillbilly]

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Source: CNN

NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October, sources inside and outside of the agency told CNN.

The destruction of the satellites — which will be abandoned and allowed to eventually burn up in a fiery descent into Earth’s atmosphere — marks the latest step by the Trump administration to scale back federal climate science.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/13/climate/nasa-satellites-trump-budget-cuts-weather

[Autumn]

1. Fools. All of them.

[NotHardly]

6. "Don't Look Up" vibes

[wiggs]

2. The more he pulls the metaphorical wings off butterflies, the more he likes it. nt

[wiggs]

3. GOP reps, let alone Texas goprs, don't think climate science is worthwhile? nt

[LiberalArkie]

4. No they don't. They really belive that the bad weather is caused by the "chem trails" from all the high altitude jets

[mdbl]

7. I only can hope they receive the brunt of the effects of climate change

Until then, their pea brains won't make the connection.

[LiberalArkie]

9. Probably will as most Maga territory is either tornado alley or hurricane prone

[mwooldri]

5. Couldn't the controls for the satellite somehow...

... End up in the hands of the European Space Agency perhaps?

NASA employees if you're listening....

[Bayard]

8. Anything that benefits the Earth or its inhabitants must be destroyed

[GP6971]

10. Locking. Linked article is from Aug 13 well past the 12 hour rule.