Maryland lawmakers say Trump cuts to NASA Goddard could slash US space programs in half

Trump administration cuts off funding for Pa. university’s NASA program amid DEI purge

Last fall, Kutztown University won a NASA grant connecting students with professionals. Just months later the grant is gone amid Trump administration cuts.

Maryland lawmakers vow to fight steep budget cuts at NASA, Goddard

Aerial view of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt in 2010. (Photo by Bill Hrybyk/NASA Goddard)By Gigi Barnett Maryland lawmakers have vowed to fight a Trump administration proposal that could put up to half of NASA’s research and science budget on the chopping block. “We will lose engineers and others to China,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said during press event outside NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt on Mond…

Donald Trump’s government wants to halve the science budget of the United States space agency, NASA. The proposal would force the cancellation of large space telescope projects and even shut down agency centers and dismiss thousands of employees. Overall, the president intends to cut nearly one in four dollars from the budget of the planet’s largest space agency, an attack that focuses mainly on major astronomy programs and new robotic space mis…

The Trump administration is cutting to half of NASA’s budget. The proposal has pushed several Maryland legislators to oppose it. “We’ll lose engineers and others at the hands of China,” Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen said. “In fact, they’re launching a major space exploration initiative. It’s not the time for the U.S. to withdraw.” The White House’s plan is to reduce NASA revenue from just over $7 billion to just under $4 billion this fiscal …

Trump Tech Aide Calls for ‘Creative’ R&D Push After Budget Cuts

White House science and technology director Michael Kratsios said the US will need to make “smart choices” with public research funding to stay competitive in areas like artificial intelligence as the Trump administration’s sweeping budget cuts spread to research organizations.

Trump budget plan threatens NASA and NOAA climate programs with severe funding cuts

A sweeping White House proposal would slash science budgets at NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, dismantling key climate research efforts and prompting warnings from former agency officials about national security and economic risks.Gabrielle Canon reports for The Guardian.In short:Internal budget documents reveal plans to cut NOAA's climate research funding from $485 million to $171 million, effectively eliminating i…