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UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – The bipartisan Senate bill aims to prevent nearly 25% funding cuts and preserve over 5,000 NASA jobs to safeguard critical projects like Orion and the Space Launch System.

  • The Trump administration plans to reduce NASA's workforce by at least 2,145 senior employees amid proposals to cut the agency’s funding by about 25%.
  • These workforce reductions and budget cuts stem from a broader federal effort to lower government costs, despite significant opposition in Congress.
  • The proposed budget would terminate operations of key Mars orbiters like Mars Odyssey and MAVEN, which currently relay critical data and communications for Mars missions.
  • Senator Chris Van Hollen emphasized bipartisan opposition to proposed budget reductions that threatened to slash NASA's science funding by nearly half and cancel 55 missions currently active or in development.
  • If enacted, these cuts could impair NASA’s ability to lead space exploration and result in losing decades of expertise during ongoing Moon and Mars exploration initiatives.
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NEWS9 LIVE broke the news in on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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