White House budget seeks to end SLS, Orion, and Lunar Gateway programs
a year ago
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- The White House released a 'skinny' budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, providing top-line numbers for federal agencies without specific allocations.
- The budget was delivered to the Senate Committee on Appropriations and signed by Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
- NASA faces a proposed 25% budget cut, reducing its funding from $25 billion to $18.8 billion.
- Significant cuts include reductions in Space science ($2.265 billion) and Earth science ($1.161 billion), with the cancellation of the Mars Sample Return mission.
- Proposed changes also include canceling the Lunar Gateway and ending the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft after Artemis II and Artemis III missions.