NASA is facing backlash after reportedly being ordered to destroy a fully operational satellite that plays a crucial role in monitoring the Earth’s atmosphere.

[cdarwin@c.im]

NASA is facing backlash after reportedly being ordered to destroy a fully operational satellite that plays a crucial role in monitoring the Earth’s atmosphere.

Imagine a perfectly good, high-tech spacecraft gathering invaluable data on carbon dioxide
– a key player in climate change
– only to be sent hurtling back into our atmosphere to burn up.

This isn’t the plot of a sci-fi movie;

It’s the reality for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite.

https://www.africaninspace.com/space/nasa-ordered-to-destroy-fully-functional-carbon-monitoring-satellite-despite-its-vital-climate-data-contributions-49273/