“Basically nuking long-term R&D investments (propulsion, discovery science, aeronautics, workforce) for potential short term gains (boots on the moon)”
“Lisa Watson-Morgan NASA HLS Program Manager held a tag-up with 400+ people today after Janet Petro sent an email out about the White House FY 2026 "skinny" budget ”
47% cuts to NASA Science.
56% cuts to NSF.
28% cuts to NIST.
14% cuts to the DOE Office of Science.
These requests have serious implications for the U.S. scientific enterprise."