NASA faces the curtaillment of many jobs and services during a government shutdown including website updates. Image credit: (and with thanks) Heather Archuletta.
The big question weighing on the minds of anyone involved or interested in US space exploration is how a US government shutdown would affect the space agency. In short, if a NASA job or service is curtailed or a department or building is closed and it doesn?t threaten a life, a spacecraft, data, or a mission, it won?t be continued during a government shutdown. That means thousands of NASA employees would be furloughed, scientists for robotic missions won?t be able to work on gathering new data, and the STS-134 launch could be delayed indefinitely until Congress passes a budget.
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