FY 2026 Budget Request - NASA
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Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request

Not only is Trump leveling science funding at NASA, like he did with the National Science Foundation, but look closely at the budget. Beginning next year at 800 million and by 2030, 3.5 billion (nearly 20% of its budget), NASA is required to work towards “Commercial Moon and Mars Infrastructure and Transportation”. The ultimate subsidy for the commercial space sector.

They also eliminated STEM engagement program, which provided funding for the next generation of scientists to participate in NASA opportunities. I can’t wait for all this greatness Trump has been preaching to arrive.

  • Netux@lemmy.worldEnglish
    213·
    5 days ago

    You must be young. The Iranians and other parts of the middle east have referred to us since at least the 80s, and probably before.

    When we brought a bunch of Nazis in after WWII and installed them in positions of importance (like heading NASA by Wernher von Braun) I think we gave them a pretty reasonable argument.

      • Jax@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        31·
        5 days ago

        Don’t worry, you’re not wrong about China — what’s going on in the U.S. is just more televised.

        You know, because of the ‘freedoms’ and whatnot.

      • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago

        Honestly, operation paperclip doesn’t even make it into the top 10.

        Consider this, we could have put them on trial, but they were low down enough to get some jail time and then get sent back to Germany at worst. We could have let the Russian have them, or we could have just executed them. All in, bringing them here and using their expertise isn’t the worst thing.