NASA revises EOS, adds small craft

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NASA's plan for the EOS responds to criticism from scientists and lawmakers. The data system will be updated and decentralized to allow scientist teams to compete for processing work. Industry-supported small Earth System Science Pathfinder satellites will complement the three existing platforms.

Earth sciences, Astronautics, United States. Goddard Space Flight Center. Earth Observing System, Astronautics in earth sciences

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Big projects could threaten weapons labs' research base

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Officials at the Dept of Energy's weapons laboratories face the challenge of financing costly stewardship programs while continuing to fund weapons research. Decreases in funding may force them to chose between their staffs and new facilities.

Research, Military policy, Nuclear weapons, United States. Department of Energy, Nuclear research

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Services target labs to save money

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Decreasing dfense budgets will cause the Dept. of Defense to close or consolidate almost two dozen of its more than 80 laboratories. The scheme is part of the recommendations from the Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

Science and technology policy, United States. Department of Defense, Military research

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