US EditionTrump’s 2026 budget aims to cut billions from NASA with renewed focus on Mars
- The Trump administration released a proposed 2026 NASA budget cutting $6 billion, focusing on human missions to the Moon and Mars.
- This budget shift responds to priorities to outpace China on lunar exploration and accelerate Mars missions, led by Elon Musk's vision.
- The plan phases out the costly Space Launch System rocket, Orion capsule, Gateway station, and cuts deeply into science and Earth programs.
- NASA's budget falls from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion, a 24% cut, with $1 billion new Mars investments and over $7 billion for Moon exploration.
- The cuts sparked criticism for risking scientific leadership, forcing mission cancellations, and demanding workforce streamlining amid program uncertainty.
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Trump’s 2026 NASA budget would slash ISS crew and allocate more money for Elon
The Trump administration has released a proposal to cut about a quarter of NASA’s 2026 budget, slashing both International Space Station crew sizes and the amount of research done there. At the same time, it sets up new funding that would likely benefit Elon Musk’s SpaceX by prioritizing human missions to Mars, and refocuses on “beating China back to the Moon.” The suggested cuts are part of President Trump’s budget proposal for next year. It wo…
Proposed 24 percent cut to NASA budget eliminates key Artemis architecture, climate research – Spaceflight Now
The Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. Image: NASA The White House released its proposed federal spending budget for Fiscal Year 2026 on Friday and with it a series of deep cuts to most areas of discretionary spending, including to NASA. The requested cuts come, ironically, on National Space Day. If adopted as proposed, America’s space agency is facing a 24.3 percent funding cut, dropping it from about $24.8 billion in FY25 to …
Trump wants to favor the sending by NASA of men on the Moon and on Mars
Sending astronauts to the Moon and Mars leaves to sacrifice important scientific programs: the White House announced on Friday its budget for the famous American space agency, NASA, which it intends to put on the regime.
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