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Former NASA Employee Issues Desperate Plea to Head of Agency

Victor Tangermann

created: Jan. 31, 2026, 8 p.m. | updated: Feb. 10, 2026, 7:38 p.m.

Last year, the Trump administration declared war on climate science. In a “plea to NASA administrator Jared Isaacman” posted to LinkedIn, former NASA Earth public engagement lead Jon Mikel Walton argued that the agency needs to continue funding its Earth Science missions, including a fleet of space-based observatories such as OCO-2. “Congress has reaffirmed NASA’s science mission by restoring its funding,” Walton wrote in his plea. Tell the truth.”The Trump administration’s damaging effects on NASA’s climate efforts are playing out in ways both large and small. More on NASA: Experts Warn That There’s Something Wrong With the Moon Rocket NASA Is About to Launch With Astronauts Aboard

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