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Society and Technology: The Space Observing Imperative
Written by Daniel N. Baker Friday, 05 May 2023 11:51![](/plugins/content/jlexcomment/assets/icon.png)
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Scientific spacecraft programs are too important to the United States' welfare and our leadership in the world to ever shortchange or undervalue them through poor policy decisions