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A NASA spokesman confirmed that the agency received the missive on Tuesday ( April 11 ) . [ Read the full story about the letter ]
March 28 , 2012
The good Charles Bolden , Jr. NASA Administrator NASA Headquarters Washington , D.C. 20546 - 0001
Dear Charlie ,
We , the undersigned , respectfully postulation that NASA and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies ( GISS ) abstain from including unproved comment in public departure and websites . We believe the claims by NASA and GISS , that man - made carbon paper dioxide is make a ruinous impact on globular climate alteration are not substantiated , specially when considering chiliad of year of empiric data . With century of well - known climate scientist and ten of thousands of other scientist publically declare their disbelief in the catastrophic forecast , coming specially from the GISS leadership , it is clean-cut that the scientific discipline is NOT make up .
The unbridled advocacy of CO2 being the major crusade of climate change is unbecoming of NASA ’s history of making an accusative assessment of all available scientific data prior to making decisions or public statements .
As former NASA employee , we feel that NASA ’s protagonism of an extreme position , prior to a thorough study of the possible overwhelming impact of natural mood drivers is inappropriate . We request that NASA forbear from include unproven and unsupported comment in its future releases and websites on this subject . At risk is terms to the exemplary reputation of NASA , NASA ’s current or former scientist and employees , and even the reputation of science itself .
For additional selective information regarding the skill behind our worry , we recommend that you contact Harrison Schmitt or Walter Cunningham , or others they can recommend to you .
give thanks you for considering this request .
Sincerely ,
( Attached signature )
CC : Mr. John Grunsfeld , Associate Administrator for Science
CC : Ass Mr. Chris Scolese , Director , Goddard Space Flight Center
Ref : alphabetic character to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden , date 3 - 26 - 12 , regarding a request for NASA to refrain from making uncorroborated claims that homo produced CO2 is deliver a catastrophic impact on clime variety .
/s/ Jack Barneburg , Jack – JSC , Space Shuttle Structures , Engineering Directorate , 34 years
/s/ Larry Bell – JSC , Mgr . Crew Systems Div . , Engineering Directorate , 32 years
/s/ Dr. Donald Bogard – JSC , Principal Investigator , Science Directorate , 41 years
/s/ Jerry C. Bostick – JSC , Principal Investigator , Science Directorate , 23 years
/s/ Dr. Phillip K. Chapman – JSC , Scientist – astronaut , 5 years
/s/ Michael F. Collins , JSC , Chief , Flight Design and Dynamics Division , MOD , 41 years
/s/ Dr. Kenneth Cox – JSC , Chief Flight Dynamics Div . , Engr . Directorate , 40 long time
/s/ Walter Cunningham – JSC , Astronaut , Apollo 7 , 8 year
/s/ Dr. Donald M. Curry – JSC , Mgr . Shuttle Leading Edge , Thermal Protection Sys . , Engr . Dir . , 44 years
/s/ Leroy Day – Hdq . Deputy Director , Space Shuttle Program , 19 years
/s/ Dr. Henry P. Decell , Jr. – JSC , Chief , Theory & Analysis Office , 5 years
/s / Charles F. Deiterich – JSC , Mgr . , Flight Operations Integration , MOD , 30 years
/s/ Dr. Harold Doiron – JSC , Chairman , Shuttle Pogo Prevention Panel , 16 age
/s/ Charles Duke – JSC , Astronaut , Apollo 16 , 10 geezerhood
/s/ Anita Gale
/s/ Grace Germany – JSC , Program Analyst , 35 years
/s/ Ed Gibson – JSC , Astronaut Skylab 4 , 14 years
/s/ Richard Gordon – JSC , Astronaut , Gemini Xi , Apollo 12 , 9 years
/s/ Gerald C. Griffin – JSC , Apollo Flight Director , and Director of Johnson Space Center , 22 twelvemonth
/s/ Thomas M. Grubbs – JSC , Chief , Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Branch , 31 years
/s/ Thomas J. Harmon
/s/ David W. Heath – JSC , Reentry Specialist , MOD , 30 years
/s/ Miguel A. Hernandez , Jr. – JSC , Flight crew education and operations , 3 old age
/s/ James R. Roundtree – JSC Branch Chief , 26 years
/s/ Enoch Jones – JSC , Mgr . SE&I , Shuttle Program Office , 26 eld
/s/ Dr. Joseph Kerwin – JSC , Astronaut , Skylab 2 , Director of Space and Life Sciences , 22 year
/s/ Jack Knight – JSC , Chief , Advanced Operations and Development Division , MOD , 40 yr
/s/ Dr. Christopher C. Kraft – JSC , Apollo Flight Director and Director of Johnson Space Center , 24 yr
/s/ Paul C. Kramer – JSC , Ass.t for Planning Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Div . , Egr . Dir . , 34 years
/s/ Alex ( Skip ) Larsen
/s/ Dr. Lubert Leger – JSC , Ass’t . Chief Materials Division , Engr . Directorate , 30 class
/s/ Dr. Humbolt C. Mandell – JSC , Mgr . Shuttle Program Control and Advance Programs , 40 year
/s/ Donald K. McCutchen – JSC , Project Engineer – Space Shuttle and ISS Program Offices , 33 year
/s/ Thomas L. ( Tom ) Moser – Hdq . Dep . Assoc . Admin . & Director , Space Station Program , 28 years
/s/ Dr. George Mueller – Hdq . , Assoc . Adm. , Office of Space Flight , 6 year
/s/ Tom Ohesorge
/s/ James Peacock – JSC , Apollo and Shuttle Program Office , 21 years
/s/ Richard McFarland – JSC , Mgr . Motion Simulators , 28 years
/s/ Joseph E. Rogers – JSC , Chief , Structures and Dynamics Branch , Engr . Directorate,40 years
/s/ Bernard J. Rosenbaum – JSC , Chief Engineer , Propulsion and Power Division , Engr . Dir . , 48 twelvemonth
/s/ Dr. Harrison ( Jack ) Schmitt – JSC , Astronaut Apollo 17 , 10 years
/s/ Gerard C. Shows – JSC , Asst . Manager , Quality Assurance , 30 years
/s/ Kenneth Suit – JSC , Ass’t Mgr . , Systems Integration , Space Shuttle , 37 long time
/s/ Robert F. Thompson – JSC , Program Manager , Space Shuttle , 44 years / s/ Frank Van Renesselaer – Hdq . , Mgr . Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters , 15 years
/s/ Dr. James Visentine – JSC Materials Branch , Engineering Directorate , 30 years
/s/ Manfred ( Dutch ) von Ehrenfried – JSC , Flight Controller ; Mercury , Gemini & Apollo , MOD , 10 long time
