As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/a-huge-fight-looms-over-the-nasa-budget-this-fall/
As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/a-huge-fight-looms-over-the-nasa-budget-this-fall/
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Maybe they should have read the bill and not just passed it
> Congress also rejects the White House’s desire to restructure the Artemis Moon program, getting rid of the Lunar Gateway and ending the space agency’s use of the costly Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft after two more flights.
I do wish that somehow at the end of this, NASA keeps their funding and are able to move on from the SLS. It’s old tech that Congress has forced them to use due to jobs in certain districts.
Wishful thinking, but maybe musk’s beef with Trump will cause Trump to reconsider the SLS program and allow NASA to actually innovate on a new platform.
How does he plan on getting his golden dome without collaborating with NASA?
NASA shouldn’t have obeyed in advance and fired thousands of employees. Canceling [19 active scientific missions](https://www.planetary.org/articles/nasa-2026-budget-proposal-in-charts) is idiotic and I’m glad even Republicans see it. Hopefully they won’t burn to the ground at least those missions that have already been launched and for which taxpayers have already paid more than 90% of their cost.
Let me guess. Congress is going to take the threat “seriously” before giving Trump exactly what he wants. Susan Collin’s will be very concerned while doing the administration‘s bidding.
Trump wants all the money to himself and his specialized interests. Congress has to do more than just stunts to keep President doing what he wants, no matter what will of the people or his friends.
Rockets are just missiles when you think about it, just saying…
None of these people in Congress are on our side. They clearly think of us as moronic peasants.
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I live in houston, I live near the nasa space center, they cut funding that whole area is going to suffer, so much over their is because of nasa.