Facing Budget Pressure, NASA Will Still Present Small Quality Satellites

JAKARTA NASA is facing a budgetary pressure so they have to choose which mission to prioritize and reduce costs for other missions. However, this problem could present a positive side. When the Small Satellite Conference was held on August 5, one NASA official said that small satellites play an important role in each mission. This satellite is very useful for learning various things that exist on Earth, the solar system, and the universe. Peg▁ambang, Deputy Administrator of the Association at NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), stressing that small satellites are indeed very important in revolutionizing space science. Another thing to emphasize is that small satellites require low costs. We can pack more knowledge into smaller packets than we could have imagined (on) 25 or even 10 years ago,''' saidestus, quoted from Spacenews. There are still a few other interesting things from small satellites according to

They revealed that NASA was leaning towards the use of small satellites, but the agency had to face pressure as the science budget for the fiscal year 2024 and 2025 experienced a reduction of up to $1 billion. Although this is bad news, there is a new opportunity for SMD to demonstrate their ability to develop small satellites. They will present small quality and low cost satellites amid budget pressures. "We are able to make it even bigger and bigger, but do it efficiently," said Sachidananda Babu, NASA's Space Science Technology Validation Program Manager. "This provides an opportunity for creativity."