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> As the National Science Foundation (NSF), which owns Arecibo Observatory, cannot legally carry insurance on its facilities, there is no clear source of fundin

> As the National Science Foundation (NSF), which owns Arecibo Observatory, cannot legally carry insurance on its facilities, there is no clear source of funding to carry out such a massive repair. This seems so absurd. Why cant NSF facilities be insured?

lutorm 12y ago
AFAIK, doesn't the entire federal government self-insure?
- maaku 12y ago
  What does that mean? The government pays... itself? How is that different than no insurance?
  - prawn 12y ago
    Presumably they set aside an amount of money based on risk factors and so on. No insurance would mean not having any preparation in place at all.