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NASA delays decision on Chandra and Hubble cuts
Top Stories Tamfitronics The Chandra X-Ray Observatory (above) and Hubble Space Telescope could face budget cuts as NASA deals with overall spending reductions. Credit: NASA/CXC & J. VaughanWASHINGTON — NASA has deferred any plans to reduce operations of two major space telescopes as a cost-cutting move until after the agency receives its final appropriations for fiscal year 2025.At an online town hall session Oct. 23, Mark Clampin, director of NASA’s astrophysics division, said the agency was holding off on any changes in the operations of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope while awaiting Congress to finalize appropriations for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1.“That means we’re taking no further steps forward with Chandra or Hubble at this time,” he said.NASA, in its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal released in March, proposed a...
CAF Sets Date for Final Decision on Libya-Nigeria Airport Controversy
Politics tamfitronics The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to announce its decision on the botched AFCON qualifying match between Libya and Nigeria.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that there has been controversy over the Group D match, initially scheduled for Benina Martyrs Stadium on October 15, after the Nigerian team was diverted to Al Abraq International Airport and held for approximately 17 hours.Libya Al-Ahrar Channel revealed that CAF would on Wednesday announce its decision regarding the players’ ordeal during the first leg in Nigeria, which ended 1-0 in favour of the Super Eagles, and the reverse fixture that would have been held at the 10,550-capacity stadium.The news platform revealed that the Libyan Football Federation submitted all necessary documents, collected with a specialized lawyer, to CAF.It can be recalled that CAF delisted the fixture from its calendar...
NASA reaffirms decision to cancel OSAM-1
NASA Space Technology WASHINGTON — NASA is proceeding with plans to shut down a satellite servicing mission at the end of the month after rejecting a proposal to revise the mission to meet a 2026 launch date.In a statement posted online Sept. 5, NASA announced it would proceed with closing out the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) project, ending work on the mission at the end of the current fiscal year, which concludes Sept. 30.NASA announced March 1 that it had decided to cancel the mission, which was years behind schedule and far over budget. A fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill enacted later that month, though, directed NASA to develop a plan that would revise OSAM-1 in a way that could allow it to launch in 2026.The agency confirmed in August that NASA...
