Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), ranking Democrat on the House Science Committee, has sent NASA a letter demanding a halt to planned closures of laboratories and other facilities at Goddard Space Flight Center, warning the actions could negatively affect missions including the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ahead of its Oct. 2026 launch.
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Lofgren’s letter links proposed closures at Goddard directly to risks for flagship science programs, including the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is scheduled for launch in Oct. 2026: https://hype.aero/?story=45cf12a7-11d9-4c30-94c4-567d2a269080
The push to pause closures arrives against a backdrop of proposed FY26 cuts and reports that OMB-directed implementation of those reductions is already affecting agency operations, facilities and workforce capacity: https://hype.aero/?story=10c2fcb1-f9d2-4501-9b2c-351bb5ef7f18 and https://hype.aero/?story=e8c57382-8c66-4b0a-be08-bcd62a91eb28
Concerns over facility stewardship and operational impacts have been amplified by recent reporting on shutdown-related damage at NASA science centers, underscoring the stakes of closing or consolidating laboratory infrastructure: https://hype.aero/?story=fe6275a2-b569-4bf8-b089-5e5a2d2cd210
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