A U.S. government shutdown would keep the International Space Station operational in the near term, but other NASA missions — including science and robotic programs — would face paused activity, delayed operations and funding interruptions as agency staffing and program support are curtailed during a lapse in appropriations.
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A lapse in appropriations would sustain ISS operations short‑term but pause non‑essential NASA activities and risk furloughs that could disrupt mission operations and data flows; see context on the shutdown deadline approaching.
Those immediate operational interruptions compound broader fiscal threats — including administration proposals to retire the ISS early and cut core science programs — raising the prospect of longer‑term gaps in LEO access and scientific continuity.
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