NASA administrator defends proposed budget cuts amid fears for dozens of missions

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has informed the US House Appropriations Committee about proposed budget cuts that could significantly impact numerous scientific missions. The FY2027 budget request includes a 23 percent overall reduction for NASA, with a substantial 46 percent cut to the Science Mission Directorate. These cuts place missions like the Habitable Worlds Observatory and the OSIRIS-APEX asteroid sample return mission at risk, potentially halting their progress or silencing them entirely. AI

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RANK_REASON The cluster discusses proposed significant budget cuts to a major government agency's science directorate, impacting multiple high-profile missions.

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• NASA
• Bill Nelson
• US House Appropriations Committee
• FY2027
• Habitable Worlds Observatory
• OSIRIS-APEX
• Artemis II
• European Space Agency
• Jared Isaacman
• The Planetary Society
• Casey Drier

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