Grim news for #NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
"Projects should prepare their plans assuming closeout direction is given on October 1, 2025
The Trump White House is seeking to reduce NASA's budget by about 24 %.
Nearly half of NASA's science missions would therefore end, and dozens more would receive budget cuts of 20–40%"
You thought NASA's decline was accidental? Nope, it wasn't. #Biden started it, #Trump will finish it.
It's the #spaceEconomy, stupid!
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/trump-administration-moves-to-tighten-the-noose-around-nasa-science-missions/
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