美国航天局正在关闭其历史性的Goddard图书馆,在预算驱动的削减中处置不可替代的空间档案。 NASA is closing its historic Goddard library, disposing of irreplaceable space archives amid budget-driven cuts.

美国航天局正在关闭位于马里兰州格林贝特的戈达德空间飞行中心的主要研究图书馆,这是2022年计划进行的合并的一部分,到2026年3月将关闭13座建筑物和100多个实验室。 NASA is closing its main research library at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, as part of a 2022-planned consolidation that will shutter 13 buildings and over 100 labs by March 2026. 在削减预算和推迟维修的推动下,这项搬迁旨在每年节省7 380万美元。 The move, driven by budget cuts and deferred maintenance, aims to save $73.8 million annually. 该图书馆保存着阿波罗和苏联空间飞行任务不可替代的实物记录,将处置数万本未数字化的书籍、期刊和技术文件。 The library, which held irreplaceable physical records from Apollo and Soviet space missions, will dispose of tens of thousands of undigitized books, journals, and technical documents. 批评者,包括科学家和立法者,都说关闭 — — 在联邦停业期间加速了关闭 — — 威胁到机构记忆和未来的研究,尽管美国航天局转而使用数字资源,如 " 询问图书馆员 " 服务。 Critics, including scientists and lawmakers, say the closure—accelerated during a federal shutdown—threatens institutional memory and future research, despite NASA’s shift to digital resources like an “Ask a Librarian” service.