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As 4 Astronauts Aim to Make History at the Moon, Trump Recommends Slashing NASA’s Budget

The proposal would cut NASA science funding by nearly 50% while adding $1 billion for Artemis and steering more work to commercial partners.

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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — As four astronauts soar deeper into space than humans have traveled in decades, a quarter million miles away, back on Earth, the White House has proposed slashing the budget of the space agency that sent them there. The proposal, released Friday, includes a request to give a billion-dollar boost to the agency’s moon-focused Artemis program. But President Donald Trump is also requesting deep cuts to NASA’s science b…

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As four astronauts go deeper into space than humans have traveled in decades, a quarter of a million miles away, back on Earth, the White House has proposed cutting the budget...

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On the brink of its greatest achievement in decades, NASA is facing science budget cuts

As the Artemis II crewed moon mission soars deeper into space than humans have traveled in decades, back on Earth, the White House has proposed slashing NASA’s budget.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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