Turns out the best way to get a massive NASA budget is to tell Congress it's actually an old spy satellite you forgot to throw away.
NASA's New Telescope Survives the Budget Chopping Block
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set for launch after surviving severe budget cuts and a near-cancellation during the Trump administration. The project, which repurposes hardware from a decommissioned military spy satellite, is designed to study dark energy and the evolution of the universe, marking a rare successful pivot from espionage to exploration.
Source: NASA's New Telescope Survives the Budget Chopping Block — The Guardian
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Aug 29, 2026.
Topics: nasa · spacetelescope · nancygraceroman · space · science · astronomy
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