NASA dodged Trump's worst cuts. Scientists say what's left is still devastating.

NASA dodged Trump's worst cuts. Scientists say what's left is still devastating.

A congressional panel has voted to advance a spending bill that funds NASA, rejecting the White House’s proposal to cut the agency nearly in half but still imposing a significant reduction on the science programs that underpin Colorado’s aerospace economy and university research base.President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 NASA request would have cut the agency’s discretionary budget from $24.4 billion, enacted in fiscal year 2026, to $18.8 bi…

NASA science cut would hit Colorado universities and aerospace sector | A House spending bill approved this month would cut NASA’s science programs 17%, threatening Colorado university missions, research grants and a Front Range aerospace economy that rel