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NASA insiders oddly relaxed about latest budget threats
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Exclusive As NASA's Artemis II mission headed for the Moon, the Trump administration unveiled another attempt to cut the agency's science budget.
Key facts
- The Planetary Society's Science Editor, Asa Stahl, estimates there could be as many as 82 NASA missions at risk under the latest proposal, despite Congress firmly rejecting last year's attempt to cut
- Exclusive As NASA's Artemis II mission headed for the Moon, the Trump administration unveiled another attempt to cut the agency's science budget
- One of their sources reckoned that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is "as stable as you can be," with staff able to get on with their work for now
- but the longer term picture is murkier
- They feel they have a stable future," a person familiar with the matter told The Register
Summary
"They feel they have a stable future," a person familiar with the matter told The Register. "The damn stupid thing is this is the way America behaves," their source said. The mood in the corridors is more weary than panicked. It is, particularly when future generations of engineers and scientists might now reasonably wonder if a career with the space agency is worth the instability.