The @NYTimes story does not fully reflect the context NASA shared. At no point is NASA “tossing out” important scientific or historical materials, and that framing has led to several other misleading headlines.
This is unfortunate at a time when the world should be energized by a plan to send NASA astronauts farther into space than ever before, return us to the lunar environment with a commitment to stay, alongside historic investments in an orbital economy and a renewed pursuit of science and discovery.
The facts:
- The physical library space at Goddard is closing as part of a long-planned facilities consolidation approved in 2022 under the previous administration.
- NASA researchers will continue to have access to the scientific information and resources they need to do their work.
- NASA follows a deliberate process to evaluate materials, ensuring they are digitized, transferred to other libraries, or otherwise preserved for historical purposes.
This is unfortunate at a time when the world should be energized by a plan to send NASA astronauts farther into space than ever before, return us to the lunar environment with a commitment to stay, alongside historic investments in an orbital economy and a renewed pursuit of science and discovery.
The facts:
- The physical library space at Goddard is closing as part of a long-planned facilities consolidation approved in 2022 under the previous administration.
- NASA researchers will continue to have access to the scientific information and resources they need to do their work.
- NASA follows a deliberate process to evaluate materials, ensuring they are digitized, transferred to other libraries, or otherwise preserved for historical purposes.
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