Controversy and Cuts: NASA's 2026 Budget Proposal Sparks Outcry
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The White House's FY 2026 budget proposal for NASA suggests the largest and most rapid cuts in the agency's history, including a 25% reduction in funding, workforce layoffs, and the cancellation of 19 active science missions, threatening the agency's ability to pursue its ambitious goals of returning humans to the Moon and sending humans to Mars.
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