good article about the Mars Sample Return mission and why every planetary scientist who isn't involved in MSR is worried about it
it is... tremendously Something, how variable in existence and impact the pandemic is based on whether someone in government needs a scapegoat. The public line they toe is that it's over, we're past it, even as we're still losing so many people a day to it
but the instant they need to excuse something, it's back to being a thing again.
like i'm not saying the pandemic wouldn't have had a knock-on effect or anything but what's laid out here is pretty damn cut and dry, with clear evidence being laid out and testimony from smart folks.
I sent someone JUST the first quote from Dr Zurbuchen and they were like "ZURBUCHEN SAID THAT? OH FUCK" and i was like "YEAH WHEN DR ZURBUCHEN GETS NERVOUS, SHIT'S BAD"
i was lucky enoguh to meet him once or twice