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US scientists alarmed as Trump’s proposed budget slashes NASA science funding by half
US scientists have condemned President Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal, which seeks to cut NASA’s science funding by 47 percent and reduce its workforce by a third. The plan would cancel 41 missions, including the Mars Sample Return and OSIRIS-APEX, and halt collaborations like the Rosalind Franklin rover.
Key Earth and astrophysics projects would also be axed, risking $12 billion in taxpayer investment, in operating missions…
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