US budget cuts could derail global science collaborations
a year ago
- #budget cuts
- #NASA
- #ExoMars
- Europe’s ExoMars rover faces uncertainty due to proposed US budget cuts.
- NASA had agreed to support ExoMars after ESA cut ties with Russia over Ukraine.
- Trump’s 2026 budget proposal would eliminate US contributions to ExoMars and cut NASA’s science division by nearly 50%.
- ESA is discussing potential implications with NASA and member states.
- Scientists express concern over erosion of trust between agencies.
- Proposed cuts also affect NSF, including reductions for LIGO, ALMA, and CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.