1-7-2018
SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) — The world’s largest airborne observatory was supposed to be parked in Seattle this week, where thousands of scientists attending a American Astronomical Society meeting could see a Boeing 747 outfitted with a massive telescope.
But NASA’s space-exploring plane won’t visit because of the partial government shutdown now stretching into its third week.
Along with the plane, hundreds of government scientists are also no longer allowed to attend the conference, labeled the ‘”Super Bowl of Science,” or two other major scientific gatherings scheduled to begin this week.