The Trump Administration included a $5.6 billion net cut to NASA’s spending in the 2027 budget.

This is the second time the White House has asked Congress for this reduction in NASA’s science program budget, recalling that the first request was last year but was rejected by lawmakers.

“The proposal comes at a time when NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is trying to overhaul the country’s space program.” As is known, last month Isaacman announced several changes at the agency, “such as the transition to commercial rockets for lunar launches, accelerating the pace of missions, and establishing a lunar base that will cost US$30 billion over the next decade.”

The White House has also called for the gradual retirement of the Space Launch System rocket, built by Boeing, given its enormous cost and delays, as well as the retirement of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Orion crew capsule, “which currently carries a crew of four astronauts on a lunar mission, to replace them with commercial alternatives.”

Another measure is a $1 billion cut to the International Space Station, whose decommissioning is planned for 2030.

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Source: larepublica

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