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NASA Acting Chief Of Staff Emphasizes Climate Change, Space Diplomacy, Artemis Moon Return, ISS, Mars, Diversity

Bhavya Lal, Formerly Of Science And Technology Policy Institute, Articulates NASA Priorities Going Forward Under Biden / Harris Administration In Wide-Ranging Comments Reported By Times Of India; Environmental Study Utilizing Earth Observation Is Top Initiative, With Lal Citing Climate Change As “Existential Threat” Affecting Human Health And Expressing High Hopes For US$1.5B NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar In 2022; Multilateral International Engagement With “Adversaries” In Addition To “Traditional Partners” To Be Advanced; Significance Of Artemis / First Women On Moon, Mars Sample Return, ISS Continuity And STEM Inclusiveness Also Indicated

Credits: NASA, Dynetics