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Trump administration proposes slashing NASA budget by 24%


The newly released "skinny budget" would cancel the Gateway moon-orbiting space station and Mars sample return, among other projects.

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The White House has released its top-level ("skinny") budget proposal for FY2026. For NASA, that includes previously reported deep science cuts, ending SLS and Orion after Artemis 3, and scaling back ISS operations.