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Katie Mack@astrokatie.com |
This incredibly important space telescope is ALREADY IN SPACE, functioning beautifully, and on track to continue delivering astonishing cosmic discoveries for another 5-10 yrs. Abandoning it in space, turning off the receivers, and discontinuing its research would be horribly wasteful. #SaveChandra
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@wojno.bsky.social
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Calling tomorrow. Thanks, Katie!
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Larry R. Nittler 🚀🎹🌖☄️
@larrynittler.bsky.social
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My all-time favorite astronomy image, bar none. #SaveChandra
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Aaron Fown
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But Katie, you have to understand; how can we possibly make a rich person richer by keeping it on? It’s all so abstract, and we have weapons sales to make, and orphans to toss in the orphan crushing machine.
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ZenTangent
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From "The Cool But Might Be Completely Possible" files: Aim the X-Ray telescope *Directly* at the Kremlin! ☢️😎😎 Then turn it on [FULL powe],,. you know, just for fun. 🙀😲🙀😲 Then notify the NSA
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Dr Joanne Williams
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That's obscenely wasteful, having built and launched the thing. At least keep it flying and sending home data, even if the analysis has to wait.
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Diego!
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Wait they’d just TURN IT OFF TO SAVE A DOLLAR??? Good grief????!!!!
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Katie Mack
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The operating budget for the Chandra Observatory is $70M/year. That’s a drop in the congressional budget bucket — cheaper than a single fighter jet — in return for foundational science. www.savechandra.org #SaveChandra
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