Feature | Klimawissenschaft
Published on: 08. July 2025

US satellites: How cuts and a missing satellite threaten climate science

The NGO Environmental Defense Fund has lost contact with its methane satellite. Trump's budget cuts could cause even more damage to Earth observation and climate science. (MethaneSAT)

Trump's draft budget provides for drastic cuts to climate science at NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Earth observation via satellites would also be severely affected. While climate scientists are complaining, the European space community is preparing for more autonomy.

Nico Beckert

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Last updated: 24. July 2025

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