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White House budget proposal could beam NASA science back decades

The US administration appears set to slash NASA's science budget with cuts to spending in the order of almost 50 percent, according to a draft of the White House's proposal.… The document, known as a ...
SpaceNews

Importance of Earth Science Recognized in President’s Budget Proposal

The following statement is attributable to American Geophysical Union (AGU) executive director/CEO Christine McEntee: “AGU is very pleased to see the President’s budget proposal recognize the ...
Ars Technica

White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation

Sometime during the next several weeks, the directors of federal agencies will receive a draft version of President Trump’s budget request for the coming fiscal year, which begins on October 1. This ...
Astronomy

NASA budget proposal boosts human exploration — at expense of science

The White House on Friday released its fiscal year 2026 discretionary budget request, proposing a dramatic reduction in NASA’s overall funding from about $25 billion to $18.8 billion, or about 25 ...
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NASA's SLS rocket, Orion and science on chopping block under White House budget proposal

The days of NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket and Orion space capsule may be limited, as a White House budget proposal for the space agency aims to phase out the overbudget SLS after just two ...
SpaceNews

Whitesides says budget proposal shows the administration does not value NASA science

Rep. George Whitesides (D-Calif.) said in a June 10 SpaceNews webinar that the proposed budget cuts to NASA would be "catastrophic." Credit: SpaceNews WASHINGTON — A leading Democratic member of the ...