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Trump's budget proposal threatens NASA missions
Trump's proposed 2026 budget would cut NASA's overall funding by 24% and nearly halve its science budget. The focus shifts to human spaceflight, leaving key research in planetary science and astrobiology—and international teamwork—at risk.
NASA's planetary science and astrobiology research at risk
If these cuts go through, NASA could lose a third of its workforce and see over 40 missions—including the much-anticipated Mars sample return—scrapped. This threatens years of scientific progress and could push top talent toward private companies. The Planetary Society called the proposal "dead on arrival" in Congress, but the future of US space science still feels uncertain.