US astronomers are renowned for getting together and choosing their projects as a group. But just as these tactics are catching on in other fields, some say the astronomy process is grinding to a halt. Geoff Brumfiel investigates.
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18 October 2006
This News Feature on decadal surveys (Nature 443, 386–389; 2006) cuts a year off the GLAST satellite's development time; it will be launched in late 2007, not late 2006.
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Brumfiel, G. Decadal surveys: Wishing for the stars. Nature 443, 386–389 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/443386a
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