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But isn't everything NASA does (by extension of being in the executive branch) what the "white house wants"? Unless this was triggered by an executive order, w
by atonse 3y ago
But isn't everything NASA does (by extension of being in the executive branch) what the "white house wants"?
Unless this was triggered by an executive order, which is kind of exceptional to the normal process.
- unethical_ban 3y ago>Unless this was triggered by an executive order Not executive order I don't think, but yes, from the White House's offices directly. This didn't originate from NASA administration. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Celestial-Time-Standardization-Policy.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Celest...
- Dalewyn 3y agoNASA is an Independent Agency[1], which basically means they are a part of the Executive Branch but not part of the White House. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_agencies_of_the_United_States_government https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_agencies_of_the_Un...
- dragonwriter 3y ago> But isn't everything NASA does (by extension of being in the executive branch) what the "white house wants" In some abstract philosophical sense, perhaps, but that's different than a directive from an actual White House office, which this is. > Unless this was triggered by an executive order, which is kind of exceptional to the normal process. Policy directives from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy are also an exception to the normal NASA-internal decision-making process.