The White House's proposed budget would cancel NASA's Gateway space station project
The Trump administration’s first 2026 budget proposes the largest reduction in one year to finance NASA in the agency’s 67 -year -old. These cuts are part of the broader White House government, “Skilled Budget”, which is in line with the list of Elon Musk’s Doge. The NASA part will destroy the agency’s science programs, cancel the Gateway Space project and gradually dispose of the SLS and Orion capsule after three trips.
Trump’s proposal will reduce NASA’s financing by more than $ 6 billion from its budget 2025, from 24.8 billion dollars to 18.8 billion dollars. This is a 24 percent decrease, and according to the Planetary Association, the largest decrease in one year in NASA financing is ever. Space.com He says that the most brutal cuts are for space science (a decrease of $ 2.3 billion), Earth sciences (less than $ 1.2 billion) and old human exploration programs (less than 900 million dollars).
Also on the cutting block will be a gate, the planned lunar space station will be a center of missions to the moon and (ultimately) Mars. A joint program with the European Space Station for the return of Mars soil samples to Earth was previously previously. The White House proposes to end the sustainable flight efforts in NASA (who needs a healthy planet and Amreet?) [diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility] Initiatives.
In addition, the White House budget will gradually get rid of SLS’s SLS and Lockheed Martin’s Orion after only three trips – projects that cost $ 26.4 billion and $ 21.5 billion for production. The Trump administration wants “more costly effective commercial systems” to replace it. (I am not an expert in NASA’s budget, but this seems to be the possible result of billionaire supporters, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.)
The only area to see an increase in the exploration of human space, which will witness a batch of $ 650 million. Bloomberg He says he calls for an increase of more than $ 7 billion in the financing of the moon’s exploration and a new investment of one billion dollars in exploration of Mars.
If there is a silver lining for those who are interested in science, the congress will have to agree to the budget, so some or all the bullets can be reduced before approval of the financing of 2026. Trump’s political capital is not anywhere near the opening day. The latest polling reveals low support, including more than half of Americans who view President 47 as a “dangerous dictator”.
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2025-05-02 20:14:00
