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Space.com on MSNEuropean Space Agency reveals 3 key space missions threatened by Trump's NASA budget cutsAt least three ESA space missions are under threat as a result of Trump's budget cuts. The gravitational wave observatory LISA, Venus orbiter EnVision, and NewAthena may require "recovery actions."
The fallen NASA administrator nominee was clearly not a fan of the agency's plan to return astronauts to the Moon.
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Axios on MSNHow much NASA spends on science in UtahJacque Schrag/Axios NASA spends an average of $11 million annually in Utah on scientific missions, per data from The Planetary Society, a pro-space nonprofit. Why it matters: NASA's science efforts bear the brunt of cuts to the agency in the Trump administration's proposed budget,
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Space.com on MSN'What a waste:' US scientists decry Trump's 47% cuts to NASA science budgetOther federal science organizations haven't been spared, either — places like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) have been targeted as well.
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request, if approved by Congress, would kill many of NASA’s plans for robotic exploration of the solar system. Gone, too, would be multiple space-based missions to study Earth, the sun and the rest of the universe.
President Donald Trump on Saturday rescinded his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, citing a “thorough review of prior associations.”
The White House’s budget plan for NASA would be woefully inadequate for achieving near-term human voyages to Mars, experts say
President Trump’s NASA budget plans look to cut its public relations funding by half, but already the agency is shuttering social media accounts that include those dedicated to popular