Bill Nye kritisiert Trump wegen der NASA-Pläne des Präsidenten: „Überraschend, unlogisch und sehr beunruhigend“

(Full text of the article):“The Trump administration’s planned cuts would end 53 planned or ongoing NASA Science missions.

The Artemis II mission and its successful return to Earth have, for now, brought the American public’s attention back to NASA and its aspirational mission to push the boundaries of humanity into space.

Achieving those goals costs billions, but the Office of Management and Budget under President Donald Trump’s administration is planning deep cuts to NASA’s budget.

Famed science communicator and teacher Bill Nye has described Trump’s planned cuts as „surprising, illogical, and very troubling“ in a new op-ed for MS NOW.

„These cuts would be an insult to our astronauts and entire NASA workforce. Astronauts and their colleagues are civil servants who work hard, accomplish nearly impossible things and represent our country to the world,“ he wrote.

The Trump administration’s planned cuts would end 53 planned or ongoing NASA Science missions, would slice away $13 billion in funding, and would stop the development of most of the planned NASA Science missions.

NASA Science is the research and exploration arm of the nation’s space and aeronautics organization.

To put that amount into perspective, retired Marine Colonel Mark Cancian of the Center for Strategic and International Studies told NPR that the first 40 days of the war in Iran cost the U.S. approximately $28 billion when considering things like munitions, damage done to bases, and loss of military aircraft.

But the Trump administration’s cuts won’t just eat into NASA’s ability to launch exploration missions; it’s also cutting its STEM outreach programs for students.

Nye argued that NASA is not only a „unique part of the American story,“ but it is also „the best brand our nation has.“

„When people around the world think of the U.S. at its best, they think of astronauts exploring the moon, telescopes opening new windows on the cosmos and spacecraft making profound discoveries on other worlds,“ Nye wrote. „NASA is who we are when we’re curious, bold and united.“

Nye points out that China is planning a moonwalk for 2030, likening Beijing’s space ambitions to a new space race for the U.S.

„If the race is on, why abandon so much? Why cede the lead? The U.S. cannot be first in space if it is second in science and technology,“ he wrote.

Nye also announced that on April 20, opponents of the cuts will gather in Washington, D.C., for the „Save NASA Science“ campaign, and told those who support the cause to join in person or online.

„Cutting science would not just delay discovery; it would destroy it. It would shatter our STEM talent pipeline. It would abandon our international partners,“ Nye warned. „And, it would cede U.S. leadership in space science to China and other nations.““

America is going to have to fix so much that was broken after this old fart is out of office.

Dingleberry tried the same thing last budget. Congress said „No. We will fund NASA“.

agree with bill on it being illogical and troubling, but in no way is it surprising

Artemis was 100 billion dollars for bread and circus.

Just because science is cool doesn’t mean we should do it.

He’s not wrong.

But I have met Bill Nye in person, and he was a giant douchebag to everyone around him. 

I can only hope that he’s not like that anymore.

Illogical and very troubling, why surprising tho?

saw this from the getgo.. with this admin 3 and 4 will not happen..

I think i need to wipe down my phone after clicking that link

Why is it surprising science guy lol

There is nothing in the least bit surprising about it.

I was slightly amazed when he wasn’t on the „front porch“ raft! Lots of coverage, good PR. But he hates smart people and he would have been surrounded by them.

Can we please just ~~get rid of~~ impeach this fucker.

We need to put a million robots on the moon.
I think the next step should be a complete resource assay of the moon. Because the step after that will be basic mining and processing on the moon. Things like water, oxygen, hydrogen, helium. Minerals like aluminum, copper, iron, carbon, etc.. If we start collecting resources early, we can start manufacturing the basics later.

It makes no financial sense to lift thousands of tons of stuff out of our gravity well if we can make it on the moon. A moon base will eventually require lunar manufacturing. And a lot of interplanetary expeditions could be made a lot cheaper if we can draw resources from the moon instead of lifting everything out of Earths gravity well.

It all has to begin by knowing what resources are on the moon, and where. That requires a complete assay of the moon. For that, we’re gonna need a lot of robots.

So, par for the course?

NASA could bring back moon rocks, plate them in 10k gold, and have Trump sign them and give him full credit for Artemis. That may work. Then Trump could just get rocks from a driveway, use gold spray paint, and autopen sign them and his followers would pay several social security checks for each.

“Roasts” ?