November 24, 2016 12:57

The Trump Team’s plans for NASA

They see NASA in an exploration role, in deep space research

NASA has spent the last decade investing time and money, with the help of the Obama administration, on its Earth Science division. But all this could change with Donald Trump’s presidency.

According to former congressman Robert Walker, Trump’s senior space policy advisor, NASA’s Earth observation programmes are too “politicised” and must be scaled back. In this article in Motherboard , the writer talks about where their administration plans to divert funds to and how they plan to address climate change.