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01-20-2018, 12:51 PM
A government shutdown could turn NASA centers into ghost towns
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The looming government shutdown could extend its gloomy reach to space.*
If the federal government shuts down at midnight on Saturday, NASA, like all other agencies, will be affected.*
According to the agency's most recent public plan published in November 2017, all but the most essential employees will be placed on furlough if a shutdown comes to pass.*
SEE ALSO: Jimmy Kimmel says the GOP spending bill comes with a 'giant bag of horse sh*t' (http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/jimmy-kimmel-government-shutdown-spending-bill/)
NASA TV and all NASA websites — the most public facing part of the agency — will also be suspended during the shutdown.*
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The looming government shutdown could extend its gloomy reach to space.*
If the federal government shuts down at midnight on Saturday, NASA, like all other agencies, will be affected.*
According to the agency's most recent public plan published in November 2017, all but the most essential employees will be placed on furlough if a shutdown comes to pass.*
SEE ALSO: Jimmy Kimmel says the GOP spending bill comes with a 'giant bag of horse sh*t' (http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/jimmy-kimmel-government-shutdown-spending-bill/)
NASA TV and all NASA websites — the most public facing part of the agency — will also be suspended during the shutdown.*
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An astronaut selfie during a spacewalk.
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