WG3K > ANS 16.11.25 04:45l 38 Lines 1975 Bytes #198 (0) @ AMSAT BID : ANS320.3 Read: GUEST Subj: Alarm Over Reductions at Goddard Space Flight Center Path: ED1ZAC<ED1ZAC<GB7CIP<VK2RZ<W0ARP<WW4BSA<N3HYM<WG3K Sent: 251116/0527Z 24853@WG3K.#SMD.MD.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24 Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASAs iconic Goddard Space Flight Centers main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland the nerve center for groundbreaking missions like the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes as more than a dozen buildings on the campus are being emptied and padlocked during the federal shutdown, with very little notice to employees, said four sources who spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. NASA leadership has pushed back against those concerns. In one instance, furloughed employees were given just days to temporarily return to work and help empty entire buildings of highly specialized equipment, according to sources and internal emails obtained by CNN. In the communications, NASA managers wrote that equipment not moved in time including one-of-a-kind hardware could be thrown away or donated. *A Hubble Space Telescope composite image shows a supernova explosion designated SN 2014J in the galaxy M82.* *Photo Credit: NASA Goddard* In a statement, a NASA spokesperson said the building closures are part of a “strategic consolidation” plan mapped out by Goddard leaders that should not impact ongoing projects. One document reviewed by CNN, which was compiled by more than a dozen Goddard workers concerned about the steps taken at the campus, states that 13 buildings are being shuttered, including about 100 laboratories. The roughly 1,270-acre campus includes more than 30 large buildings and dozens of smaller structures. The changes described by sources have the space agencys engineers concerned they could permanently lose access to equipment and facilities that are crucial to keeping current and future projects on track. *[ANS thanks the CNN for the above information. Read the full story at https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/science/nasa-goddard-building-closures-govern... https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/science/nasa-goddard-building-closures-government-shutdown]*
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