@nasa-needs-help.bsky.social
We are an ad hoc group that has formed on an emergency basis to save NASA from devastating cuts which wouldn't just shrink NASA, but would truly alter it. We are members of the public acting with our personal voice, not representing NASA or our employers.
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Russ Vought has once again escalated his illegal CFPB shutdown by ordering CFPB cases to be transferred to the DOJ. It’s time for Congress to impeach and remove Russell Vought from power. nteu335.org/2025/11/20/c...
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Russ Vought has once again escalated his illegal CFPB shutdown by ordering CFPB cases to be transferred to the DOJ. It’s time for Congress to impeach and remove Russell Vought from power. nteu335.org/2025/11/20/c...
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A Starlink v3 has "a few kilowatts" of power, the ISS about 250kW, while a data center 250,000kW (and must radiate that much heat too). How does this work? Tens of thousands of Starlink sats bolted together in LEO, brighter than cybertruck headlights overhead?
arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
Elon Musk on data centers in orbit: “SpaceX will be doing this”
“We could see another transformation of what’s done in space.”…
arstechnica.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A Starlink v3 has "a few kilowatts" of power, the ISS about 250kW, while a data center 250,000kW (and must radiate that much heat too). How does this work? Tens of thousands of Starlink sats bolted together in LEO, brighter than cybertruck headlights overhead?
arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
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Leaders in China are no doubt watching with interest as the U.S. voluntarily wrecks its own space infrastructure due to internal power struggles and a turn towards isolationism
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Leaders in China are no doubt watching with interest as the U.S. voluntarily wrecks its own space infrastructure due to internal power struggles and a turn towards isolationism
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October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Bravo to space.com for this deeply reported, lengthy piece.
Depressing, but a shocking thing is Goddard is using the shutdown to order moves out of lab and engineering spaces on 2-3 days notice, requiring major equipment to just be left behind and demolished
www.space.com/space-explor...
Depressing, but a shocking thing is Goddard is using the shutdown to order moves out of lab and engineering spaces on 2-3 days notice, requiring major equipment to just be left behind and demolished
www.space.com/space-explor...
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Bravo to space.com for this deeply reported, lengthy piece.
Depressing, but a shocking thing is Goddard is using the shutdown to order moves out of lab and engineering spaces on 2-3 days notice, requiring major equipment to just be left behind and demolished
www.space.com/space-explor...
Depressing, but a shocking thing is Goddard is using the shutdown to order moves out of lab and engineering spaces on 2-3 days notice, requiring major equipment to just be left behind and demolished
www.space.com/space-explor...
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NASA cuts dozens of Marshall Space Flight Center-based ISS jobs
www.yahoo.com/news/article... #NASA #ISS
www.yahoo.com/news/article... #NASA #ISS
NASA cuts dozens of Marshall Space Flight Center-based ISS jobs
Congressman Robert Aderholt's office confirmed NASA has cut dozens of International Space Station jobs based at Marshall Space Flight Center.
www.yahoo.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
NASA cuts dozens of Marshall Space Flight Center-based ISS jobs
www.yahoo.com/news/article... #NASA #ISS
www.yahoo.com/news/article... #NASA #ISS
Goddard Space Flight Center’s science center is slated to close due to the government cuts. Thank you Space.com for covering this. www.space.com/space-explor...
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Goddard Space Flight Center’s science center is slated to close due to the government cuts. Thank you Space.com for covering this. www.space.com/space-explor...
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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The Trump regime is opening Bluesky troll accounts while furloughing and firing scientists, doctors, and emergency professionals
October 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The Trump regime is opening Bluesky troll accounts while furloughing and firing scientists, doctors, and emergency professionals
So many furloughed Feds (specifically NASA!) in Huntsville.
Can't believe the turnout was this big in Huntsville Alabama of all places. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So many furloughed Feds (specifically NASA!) in Huntsville.
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Good news for those (illegally) RIFed -
& another reason to join your local union
A federal court just clarified that its restraining order protects even more feds from RIFs during the shutdown --
including those in unions their agencies stopped recognizing (illegally, btw).
#CollectivePower
& another reason to join your local union
A federal court just clarified that its restraining order protects even more feds from RIFs during the shutdown --
including those in unions their agencies stopped recognizing (illegally, btw).
#CollectivePower
Court extends restraining order to shield more feds from shutdown RIFs
At an emergency hearing, a federal judge clarified that her restraining order prohibiting RIFs also applies to unions the government has stopped recognizing.
federalnewsnetwork.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Good news for those (illegally) RIFed -
& another reason to join your local union
A federal court just clarified that its restraining order protects even more feds from RIFs during the shutdown --
including those in unions their agencies stopped recognizing (illegally, btw).
#CollectivePower
& another reason to join your local union
A federal court just clarified that its restraining order protects even more feds from RIFs during the shutdown --
including those in unions their agencies stopped recognizing (illegally, btw).
#CollectivePower
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No King rallies and marches across country reflect people power is the last standing column against the Trump authoritarian regime. George Conway joins march on DC. @gtconway.bsky.social dcmediagroup.us/2025/10/18/t...
October 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
No King rallies and marches across country reflect people power is the last standing column against the Trump authoritarian regime. George Conway joins march on DC. @gtconway.bsky.social dcmediagroup.us/2025/10/18/t...
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📣📣📣 TOMORROW! We're not going to take this. Featuring Members of Congress and illegally fired feds. #IllegalRIFs #RIFs #TrumpShutdown #HoldTheLine
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📣📣📣 TOMORROW! We're not going to take this. Featuring Members of Congress and illegally fired feds. #IllegalRIFs #RIFs #TrumpShutdown #HoldTheLine
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We’re on Capitol Hill with 225 Earth & space scientists — including @aas.org and @planetarysociety.bsky.social — urging Congress to reopen the government and protect NASA science. 🚀🌍
Join us: buff.ly/a3YuGgY
#ScienceIsEssential #AGU
Join us: buff.ly/a3YuGgY
#ScienceIsEssential #AGU
October 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We’re on Capitol Hill with 225 Earth & space scientists — including @aas.org and @planetarysociety.bsky.social — urging Congress to reopen the government and protect NASA science. 🚀🌍
Join us: buff.ly/a3YuGgY
#ScienceIsEssential #AGU
Join us: buff.ly/a3YuGgY
#ScienceIsEssential #AGU
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🚀 New tool alert: Track NASA science mission funding month by month. The White House proposed deep cuts, but Congress hasn’t decided yet — leaving missions in limbo. Compare this year’s spending to last year’s and spot early drops that could mean trouble.
www.planetary.org/mission-spen...
www.planetary.org/mission-spen...
NASA Mission Spending Tracker
A month-by-month spending reference for threatened NASA science missions.
www.planetary.org
September 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚀 New tool alert: Track NASA science mission funding month by month. The White House proposed deep cuts, but Congress hasn’t decided yet — leaving missions in limbo. Compare this year’s spending to last year’s and spot early drops that could mean trouble.
www.planetary.org/mission-spen...
www.planetary.org/mission-spen...
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Be part of history! On Oct. 5–6, join 250+ space enthusiasts and 12+ partner organizations in Washington, D.C. as we advocate for NASA Science directly to Congress.
The Day of Action is your chance to stand up for the future of space.
⏳ Registration closes Sept. 30:
www.planetary.org/advocacy/day...
The Day of Action is your chance to stand up for the future of space.
⏳ Registration closes Sept. 30:
www.planetary.org/advocacy/day...
The Day of Action to Save NASA Science
Join us in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5th & 6th to advocate for NASA science.
www.planetary.org
September 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Be part of history! On Oct. 5–6, join 250+ space enthusiasts and 12+ partner organizations in Washington, D.C. as we advocate for NASA Science directly to Congress.
The Day of Action is your chance to stand up for the future of space.
⏳ Registration closes Sept. 30:
www.planetary.org/advocacy/day...
The Day of Action is your chance to stand up for the future of space.
⏳ Registration closes Sept. 30:
www.planetary.org/advocacy/day...
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This is supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5: The expanding debris of a star that exploded centuries ago in a rare double-detonation.
It is the first photo evidence that a star can end its life with two blasts.
(Credit: ESO/P. Das et al. Background stars (Hubble): K. Noll et al.)
It is the first photo evidence that a star can end its life with two blasts.
(Credit: ESO/P. Das et al. Background stars (Hubble): K. Noll et al.)
September 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This is supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5: The expanding debris of a star that exploded centuries ago in a rare double-detonation.
It is the first photo evidence that a star can end its life with two blasts.
(Credit: ESO/P. Das et al. Background stars (Hubble): K. Noll et al.)
It is the first photo evidence that a star can end its life with two blasts.
(Credit: ESO/P. Das et al. Background stars (Hubble): K. Noll et al.)