Chase Million on Mythryl: “"Just as you wouldn’t dump a pile of lumber on the ground and expect…”

"Just as you wouldn’t dump a pile of lumber on the ground and expect skilled carpenters to build a house out of it for free, NASA can’t just acquire commercial data and expect it to contribute to scientific knowledge." --@caseydreier.bsky.social

planetary.orgThe Space Advocate Newsletter, October 2026What is “science as a service,” anyway?

Chase Million@millionconcepts.com

I don't know what science-as-a-service means, nor what NASA-funded "science" admits a sustainable "as-a-service" model. (As specifically distinct from e.g. data-as-a-service or hardware-as-a-service aka "renting.") What is the product? Who are the customers? It has never been explained.

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