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Rep. Lofgren Urges NASA to Stop Facility Closures

11/12/2025

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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) demands NASA halt Goddard Space Flight Center facility closures amid government shutdown.
She sent a letter to Acting Administrator Sean Duffy and warned that closures threaten essential laboratories, including one for the Roman Space Telescope.
Lofgren called NASA's justification a grave error, criticizing it as part of a Master Plan.
She gave NASA 24 hours to halt activity and seven days to provide an accounting.

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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) demands NASA halt Goddard Space Flight Center facility closures amid government shutdown.
She sent a letter to Acting Administrator Sean Duffy and warned that closures threaten essential laboratories, including one for the Roman Space Telescope.
Lofgren called NASA's justification a grave error, criticizing it as part of a Master Plan.
She gave NASA 24 hours to halt activity and seven days to provide an accounting.