Jun 20 1995
From The Space Library
NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin released a statement regarding the effects of the proposed five-year, $2.7 billion reduction. He essentially stated that the House of Representatives' FY96 budget resolution assumes massive cuts in NASA's efforts to study the Earth. It would turn an integrated glob-al program into a series of disconnected and fundamentally less effective measurements. The cuts would cripple the core of the program, the Earth Observing System. The U.S. government in partnership with scientists, private companies, and other nations must ensure that this cutting-edge research that is the foundation of Mission to Planet Earth is continued. While NASA is committed to prudent and permanent deficit reduction, further cuts to Mission to Planet Earth-and environmental research in general-seriously jeopardize an investment in the future that will return economic and quality of life benefits far in excess of what we spend today. (NASA Releases 95-54 & 99)
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has developed an Active Pixel Sensor which is virtually a camera on a chip. Using complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology, it costs about three times less to make than a charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor. It is also less susceptible to radiation damage in space. It is under consideration by several major companies for licensing. (NASA Release 95-98; Business Week, Mar 6/95; AV Wk, Jul 17/95)
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