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Lawmakers writing NASA’s budget want a cheaper upper stage for the SLS rocket
In a further indication of Congress' position on the SLS and Orion programs, lawmakers set aside more than $4 billion for the ...
NASA says nearly 4,000 workers to leave space agency
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees are leaving under a Trump-era deferred resignation program, reducing the agency’s workforce by 20 ...
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Senators push back on Trump's proposal to cut NASA science funding by 47%
The Senate appropriations committee initially voted in favor of a bill rejecting Trump's NASA budget cuts, but discussions ...
Young talent will replace departing NASA workers, Alabama congressman says
According to an earlier POLITICO report, NASA is set to lose 2,145 highly experienced staff under the administration’s downsizing efforts. More than 10% of those senior-level reductions – 279 in total ...
Hundreds of NASA employees condemn proposed Trump administration budget cuts in public letter
Nearly 300 past and present NASA employees have signed a letter urging the space agency’s interim chief to resist the Trump ...
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Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' pushes for crewed moon missions, but proposed budget cuts leave NASA science behind
The recent United States government's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that was recently signed into law has good news for the ...
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Trump Proposed Slashing the National Science Foundation’s Budget. A Key Senate Committee Just Refused.
Legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Committee on Appropriations would preserve nearly all of the NSF’s funding.