US EditionNASA Scientists Describe ‘Absolute Sh*tshow’ at Agency as Trump Budget Seeks to Dismantle Top US Climate Lab
- The Trump administration's proposed budget for NASA in 2026 would reduce funding by roughly 25%, cutting it from nearly $25 billion to under $19 billion, and result in layoffs of over 5,500 employees across 10 centers.
- These cuts follow a federal spending cut proposal of about $163 billion and target science funding reduced from $7.3 billion to $3.9 billion, impacting many key projects.
- Under the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts, NASA Langley Research Center faces significant project defunding and a reduction of 672 civil service positions, threatening its role in climate and planetary science research.
- Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner warned that these proposed cuts would devastate local economies and represent a full assault on science and innovation nationwide.
- The budget could undermine U.S. leadership in space and science by canceling missions like Mars Sample Return and major Earth observation programs, possibly allowing adversaries to outpace the U.S.
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NASA scientists describe ‘absolute sh*tshow’ at agency as Trump budget seeks to dismantle top US climate lab
NASA scientists are in a state of anxious limbo after the Trump administration proposed a budget that would eliminate the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies as a standalone entity.
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Daily PressNASA Langley workforce slashed by 40% in Trump budget plan
NASA Langley Research Center will lose funding for several projects and cut its workforce by 672 civil servants under the Trump administration’s proposal to slash about $163 billion in federal spending next fiscal year. The White House budget proposal is a starting point, and ultimately Congress must approve it. But the technical supplement to the proposed budget released on Friday includes new details about how the administration would seek to …
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The ColumbianAmid cuts, Trump’s proposed NASA budget would lay waste to new Artemis launch tower
Work for now continues daily at Kennedy Space Center on a new mobile launch tower that has already cost more than $1 billion. But the Artemis moon mission it is intended to serve may never happen if President Trump’s plans for NASA come to fruition. The mobile launcher 2 has been rising steadily at a construction site just north of the massive Vehicle Assembly Building, where it stands now at 320 feet tall on its way to a target of 390 feet. It’…
Trump Proposes $1B for Private Sector to Lead Mars Exploration in NASA Budget
US President Donald Trump has laid out an ambitious proposal in his 2026 budget that allocates $1 billion for Mars exploration. Under the initiative, dubbed the Commercial Mars Payload Services Program (CMPS), NASA would collaborate with private companies to develop key technologies for Mars missions. The proposal includes contracts for spacesuits, communication systems, and a human-rated landing vehicle. The plan marks a shift from traditional …
Trump's Budget for NASA Is Absolutely Horrifying
Earlier this year, the Trump administration revealed its proposed budget for NASA's fiscal year 2026, indicating brutal cuts of unprecedented proportions are coming. Now, the agency has released new data about the proposal, painting a dire picture of its future. As SpaceNews reports, the documents reveal that thousands of jobs would be cut, and dozens of science missions would be on the chopping block. The cuts — which would drag the budget to i…
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