Tag Archives: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Frugality is a toxic chalice
From ‘Earth Imaging Satellite NISAR Exposes NASA’s Weaknesses, ISRO’s Strengths’, NDTV, July 26, 2025: At the end of the day, the US scientists have swallowed their pride and are sheepishly going to watch the launch of a satellite where they … Continue reading
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Tagged frugality, Indian Space Research Organisation, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, launch insurance, NASA, NISAR, Space Applications Centre, synthetic aperture radar
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JPL layoff isn’t the fall of a civilisation
A historian of science I follow on Twitter recently retweeted this striking comment: While I don’t particularly care for capitalism, the tweet is fair: the behemoth photolithography machine depicted here required advances in a large variety of fields over many … Continue reading
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Tagged Artemis Accords, Gaganyaan, Jeff Nosanov, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Sample Return, NASA, NASA Watch
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Europa’s ice shell could be quaking
The possible presence of plate tectonics on the Jovian moon strengthens the case for a planned NASA probe Continue reading
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Tagged Europa, Europa Clipper, Galileo space probe, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, plate tectonics
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