Science at NASA is becoming a hitchhiker. After decades in the driver’s seat, where dedicated science missions made historic discoveries such as alien oceans, the accelerating universe and potential biosignatures on Mars, the agency now asks science to stand with its thumb out, waiting for rides on spacecraft designed for other purposes. This is not […] The post Put science back in the driver’s seat appeared first on SpaceNews.
Science at NASA is becoming a hitchhiker. After decades in the driver’s seat, where dedicated science missions made historic discoveries such as alien oceans, the accelerating universe and potential biosignatures on Mars, the agency now asks science to stand with its thumb out, waiting for rides on spacecraft designed for other purposes. This is not […]
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