A renewed threat to JPL as the Trump administration tries again to cut NASA

"The administration is asking Congress to cut NASA funding by 23% - including a 46% cut to its science programs, which are responsible for developing spacecraft, sending them into outer space to observe and analyzing the data they send back."

"This isn't [because] they're not producing good science anymore. There's no rhyme or reason to it," said Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at the Planetary Society, which led opposition to the administration's similar effort to cut NASA funding last year."

"The proposal would cancel 53 science missions and reduce funding for others, according to the Planetary Society analysis. The effort to pare down NASA Science comes amid the Trump administration's broader effort to cut scientific research across federal agencies."

The Trump administration's 2027 budget request proposes a 23% cut to NASA funding, including a 46% reduction in science programs. This could jeopardize numerous missions, including those at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which are crucial for space exploration. The proposed cuts echo previous attempts to reduce NASA's budget, which Congress rejected. Critics argue that these cuts lack justification and could hinder American scientific advancements and exploration efforts, particularly regarding Mars and Venus missions.

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