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White House proposes $18.8B NASA budget with deep science and STEM cuts; advocates and lawmakers prepare to fight

The Trump administration’s FY2027 budget proposes $18.8 billion for NASA, a plan that would sharply reduce science and STEM programs and prompt immediate opposition. Advocacy groups and members of Congress are mobilizing for a budget battle to defend agency missions and funding priorities.

Discovered 2026-04-07T10:31:20.933978-07:00 | 2026-04-07T10:31:20.933978-07:00

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  • The $18.8 billion proposal targets NASA’s science and STEM portfolio, putting planned missions and research funding at immediate risk.
  • Advocacy groups and lawmakers are already mobilizing, meaning congressional action will be decisive for near‑term program continuity; Congress has previously pushed back on similar cuts (see source:899e95fa).
  • Budget pressure amplifies existing program tradeoffs in planetary and science portfolios, where mission cancellations and reprioritizations are already being discussed (see source:65867cb4 and source:971a581a-6a07-4169-8d31-fef3f7e1b7f1).

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