New York – NASA Goddard Institute for space studies standing at a corner of Manhattan near Colwumbia University’s campus since 1966.
The Institute, is called Bar For short, shared the building Tom’s RestaurantA dinner that is famous for its usual appearance in the hit sitcom “seinfeld.” As George and Jerry discussed their dating coffee, scientists two floors are busy progressing reviews for NASA’s Travel Program and analyze the composition of Atmosphere on the ground.
But thanks to the Department of Department of Government of Government of Government of Government of Government, led by the Spacex CEO Elon Musk, all of the end. In April, Giss employees Word received that their office is closed as part of the latest federal fund phase. They have until May 31 to move completely from institute offices at the corner of Broadway and West 112 road.
“This is an attack on NASA,” Matt Briggs, President of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (Ifpte) – NASA’s Largest Union – Told Space.com Tuesday (May 27) During A News Conference Outside the Giss Offices. The isper represents 8,000 scientists in NASA and engineers, including a Giss number.
The air at the press conference is somber. We stood on the sidewalk outside the Armstrong Hall, Columbia Building houses gins. As the reporters approached, some lengthy Gland employees were scattered. The latter told us they were taught not to speak the newspaper under threat of loss of their jobs.
“As part of a government administration’s administration review to increase Armstrong Hall rental in New York,” a nasdard spokesman in a statement used to Space.com. “In the next few months, employees will be placed temporarily with remote work while seeking NASA and options for a new space for a new space for the Giss Team.”
But critics are referred to that the office end can never save the agency a lot of money. NASA has already signed up a $ 3 million year to build 2031, and they could not erase the space of the parties outside. Those dollars finally come from taxpayers. “It can’t think of fiscal no matter what,” Briggs said.
In addition to financial waste, shuttering has a minimal meaning from a research perception. Giss has a stellar scientific pedigree to return to decades. In 1966, the meeting was hosted to flow Plate Tectonics theory. Glands employees work on instruments for historic masses of Mariner 5, Pioneer 10 and 11, and Voyager Missions. (Voyagers 1 and 2, launched in 1977, now explored interstellar space.)
Facility also houses Climate change records Dating back in 1880s, and its scientists are involved in modeling the potential flooding in New York City that is important during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
While Briggs speaks, the movers start wheeling stacks in boxes with labels such as “Long term storage / gland library”. Others are bound for columbia campus storage, while others are likely to be sent to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. But it is unclear when all files – physically and digitally – in Giss end in these locations.
Photos taken by Space.com show inside the building to be broken. The conference rooms stood empty. A Few Neon Sticky Notes, left by employees, which sweeps a logo to NASA. It is written to them is the oath that researchers have made civil servants, according to a member of IFPTE without asking for name.
Briggs sees breaking as part of a continued attack on the Trump administration of science and higher ed. Columbia in particular administrative-singing, quitting $ 400 million in Federal Grants from the March institution. But briggs and ifpte have no intention to throw in the towel. Their next step is to ask the lawmakers to the Congress of Congress to request the funds of Giss in an appropriations bill.
“What we are trying to do is take his congress to do their job and protect this place,” Briggs said.
