- 21 Aug 2021 13:10
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Like I said, they asked for more, Republicans wouldn't fund it.
Like I said, NASA needs more funding.
That you haven't mentioned Republicans once, and your attacks imply the impossible, is curiouser and curiouser.
BeesKnee5 wrote:
The obvious is that they won't be launching until at least 2028 and ESA/JAXA will have at least 5 years worth of data by then. Not that I expect NASA to meet their targets based on past experience.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthCARE
GRACE ran for 15 years and had an expected lifespan of 5, still they couldn't get its replacement in space to avoid an 18 month gap in the record (even if GRACE-FO is a more advanced version than GRACE). What chance the new ACCP satellites will be in space before CloudSat and CALIPSO die? They're already 15 years old.
Every new satellite has improved technology, but gaps in the record make it much, much harder to know if the results are accurate or if there is an unexpected difference in the sensitivity of the instruments.
Like I said, they asked for more, Republicans wouldn't fund it.
Like I said, NASA needs more funding.
That you haven't mentioned Republicans once, and your attacks imply the impossible, is curiouser and curiouser.
Facts have a well known liberal bias