US EditionTrump's 2026 proposed budget includes cuts to space programs
- President Donald Trump proposed the 2026 NASA budget on May 2, 2025, aiming to reduce funding for the Artemis lunar program in the United States.
- The budget proposes ending key components of NASA’s Artemis program—including its heavy-lift rocket, crew vehicle, and lunar outpost—due to their high expenses and delays, while shifting focus and funding toward missions aimed at Mars exploration.
- The proposal plans to cut $6 billion from NASA's budget, decreasing it from nearly $25 billion to $18.8 billion and redirecting funds to more affordable commercial lunar launch systems.
- NASA’s Artemis III mission scheduled for summer 2027 is expected to cost over $93 billion, with each Space Launch System launch costing $4 billion and the rocket being 140% over budget.
- The budget implies winding down established Artemis missions after Artemis III and favoring commercial alternatives, which may delay some lunar programs but support longer-term goals including Mars exploration and competition with China.
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The White House's proposed budget would cancel NASA's Gateway space station project
The Trump administration's preliminary 2026 budget proposes the biggest single-year cut to NASA funding in the agency's 67-year history. The cuts are part of the White House's broader government "skinny budget," which aligns with Elon Musk's DOGE wishlist. The NASA portion would gut the agency’s science programs, cancel the Gateway space station project and phase out the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule after a measly three fli…
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Trump budget would slash NASA funds
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget looks to end the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and Gateway space station central to NASA’s existing Artemis program — but only after a successful moon landing as the nation remains in a race with China. A preliminary overview of the White House’s planned 2026 discretionary budget released Friday dubbed SLS and Orion as “grossly expensive and delayed,” citing that each launch SLS rocket alon…
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