Astronomer here! This is actually from my Twitter/X account, confirmed via the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian mailing list. If you can’t read it, the email from the director is as follows:
I am delighted to share some good news. The Chandra X-ray Center has received notification that NASA HQ is making funding available to CXC to fund staff salaries and avoid layoffs through to the end of FY25 (Sept 30, 2025).
The status of FY26 CXC funding will be determined following the 2025 Senior Review, which the CXC is working hard on. The FY25 CXC budget allocated still contains a reduction to the GO funding, which will have an impact on the broader high energy community who receive Chandra time.
A huge thank you to everyone for your ongoing support and patience during these many challenging months this year.
https://x.com/whereisyvette/status/1827017352648794285?s=46&t=U1rDCmXekqrmZHb2Cp2qnQ
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What’s the status of Chandra? Why was it at risk of losing funding? Is it still state-of-the-art or are there better alternatives now? How does it compare to eROSITA?
Ugh this makes me so happy! They did Chandra dirty and it made absolutely no sense. So glad to hear this!
Maybe they were able to finally reallocate funds that were earmarked for future Starliner missions.
Great to hear! I wish NASA had better funding so we didn’t have to make these tough decisions. I’m still hopeful for the recently completed then canceled lunar rover.