Cameron Hummels
@chummels.bsky.social
computational astrophysicist; trail runner; thru-hiker; semicolon enthusiast; research scientist & director of public education at
@caltechastro.bsky.social
@caltechastro.bsky.social
Reposted by Cameron Hummels
With Trump’s proposed NASA budget…
1st samples from Mars: 🇨🇳 Tianwen 3 (instead of 🇺🇸+🇪🇺 Mars Sample Return)
1st resource prospecting on the Moon: 🇨🇳 Chang’e 7/8 (instead of the *already built* 🇺🇸 VIPER mission)
1st mission back to an ice giant: 🇨🇳 Tianwen 4 (instead of 🇺🇸 Uranus Orbiter & Probe)
(2/3)
1st samples from Mars: 🇨🇳 Tianwen 3 (instead of 🇺🇸+🇪🇺 Mars Sample Return)
1st resource prospecting on the Moon: 🇨🇳 Chang’e 7/8 (instead of the *already built* 🇺🇸 VIPER mission)
1st mission back to an ice giant: 🇨🇳 Tianwen 4 (instead of 🇺🇸 Uranus Orbiter & Probe)
(2/3)
April 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
With Trump’s proposed NASA budget…
1st samples from Mars: 🇨🇳 Tianwen 3 (instead of 🇺🇸+🇪🇺 Mars Sample Return)
1st resource prospecting on the Moon: 🇨🇳 Chang’e 7/8 (instead of the *already built* 🇺🇸 VIPER mission)
1st mission back to an ice giant: 🇨🇳 Tianwen 4 (instead of 🇺🇸 Uranus Orbiter & Probe)
(2/3)
1st samples from Mars: 🇨🇳 Tianwen 3 (instead of 🇺🇸+🇪🇺 Mars Sample Return)
1st resource prospecting on the Moon: 🇨🇳 Chang’e 7/8 (instead of the *already built* 🇺🇸 VIPER mission)
1st mission back to an ice giant: 🇨🇳 Tianwen 4 (instead of 🇺🇸 Uranus Orbiter & Probe)
(2/3)