Trump plans to reduce the funding of NASA

The Donald Trump administration aims to reduce nearly one -quarter of NASA budget in 2026. The economic plan provides a decrease in the number of personnel at the International Space Station and the amount of research conducted on the board. On Saturday, May 3, Verge reported.

In particular, according to President Trump’s budget initiative, it was planned to reduce ISS costs by $ 508 million.

“This will lead to a reduction in the number of personnel and the concentration of limited station research capabilities in activities related to moon and Mars programs. It is also provided by reducing $ 2.265 billion in financing space scientific mission, with the end of the mission for reverse transportation of samples from Mars,” explained journalists.

At the same time, it is suggested to provide billions of dollars for Mars -focused programs.

“Spacex could claim to be financing to support the Starship Unmanned flight to Mars, the launch of which the mask mask announced for next year. Another $ 7 billion was provided for the study of the moon. The document suggests that gradually refusing the missile of the SLS and the Orion Capsules built by commercial offers,” he said. ”

In the budget draft, $ 1.161 billion costs for land research costs, including climate monitoring financing, assigned to a low priority, was fully completed. The costs of aviation environmental programs have been reduced by $ 346 million.

As we wrote earlier, Billions of Billions of Masks gained access to the US Department of Finance’s payment system, where trillion dollars of government payment dollars passed.