NASA's 2026 budget proposal in seven charts
a year ago
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- NASA's FY 2026 budget proposal is the smallest since 1961, threatening its ambitious Moon and Mars missions.
- The budget includes a nearly 25% cut, the largest percentage reduction ever proposed for NASA.
- NASA's workforce would be reduced by nearly 1/3, reaching its smallest size since 1960.
- Nearly every NASA program area faces severe cuts, except for human exploration.
- NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) would be cut by nearly half, impacting key scientific missions.
- All four NASA science divisions (planetary, Earth, heliophysics, astrophysics) face severe cuts, risking mission terminations.
- The proposal would terminate 19 active science missions, wasting billions in taxpayer investment.
- Congress can still reject the proposal; public action is encouraged to save NASA science.