""If implemented, upwards of 53 science missions would be terminated, nearly half of NASA's entire science fleet. Thousands of jobs would be lost, billions of dollars of taxpayer investments would be wasted, and more than a dozen international partnerships would be broken.""
""This is an extinction-level event for space science," the Planetary Society wrote, closely echoing its statement following the Trump administration's disastrous budget proposal last year."
""A whopping 84 NASA missions that would be on the chopping block if Trump's budget were to pass, including spacecraft headed to Pluto, Jupiter, and the clouds of Venus, and even a future Mars rover.""
The Trump administration's proposed budget for 2027 includes a drastic 47% cut to NASA's science budget, resulting in an overall reduction of 23%. This proposal threatens to terminate over 53 science missions and jeopardizes thousands of jobs. The Planetary Society has revived its 'Save NASA Science' campaign in response, highlighting the potential loss of significant missions, including those to Pluto and Mars. However, the Republican-led House subcommittee has proposed a more moderate budget, indicating potential resistance to the administration's cuts.
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