FY 2026 Budget Request - NASA
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Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request

Not only is Trump leveling science funding at NASA, like he did with the National Science Foundation, but look closely at the budget. Beginning next year at 800 million and by 2030, 3.5 billion (nearly 20% of its budget), NASA is required to work towards “Commercial Moon and Mars Infrastructure and Transportation”. The ultimate subsidy for the commercial space sector.

They also eliminated STEM engagement program, which provided funding for the next generation of scientists to participate in NASA opportunities. I can’t wait for all this greatness Trump has been preaching to arrive.

    • btaf45@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
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      1 year ago

      . Europe and China will replace the US and the world will be better off.

      Only if China finally gets to choose their own leaders. Until then it is fucked up even worse.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Not sure about what? The US is certainly getting replaced, and we’ll all be better off if the Great Satan isn’t the center of scientific progress.

          • Netux@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 year ago

            You must be young. The Iranians and other parts of the middle east have referred to us since at least the 80s, and probably before.

            When we brought a bunch of Nazis in after WWII and installed them in positions of importance (like heading NASA by Wernher von Braun) I think we gave them a pretty reasonable argument.

    • Doom@ttrpg.networkBannedEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Hahaha y’all been saying that for a decade already don’t you get bored?

      China is dying too silly. Their housing bubble is a nightmare, their currency is not desirable and all their factory jobs are going overseas.

      • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Shit on China all you want. I know I do. The truth is though the CCP’s already sending tons of rovers to the moon to find prime real estate and are heavily investing in reusable rockets like SpaceX. The US is gonna be humiliated when the next humans to return to the moon are Chinese nationals. Can we beat them before that happens? Yes, but we’re making all the wrong moves both through government policy and many private space endeavors. Musk’s already said he’s more interested in Mars for example. The Artemis project keeps suffering severe setbacks due to it being driven by politicians and not NASA.

        • btaf45@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
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          1 year ago

          The truth is though the CCP’s already sending tons of rovers to the moon

          Wow just think how much more they could accomplish if they could chose their own leaders and say things they wanted to say without being thrown in jail and tortured or killed and their capital was in Taipei and they weren’t held back by a ruthless dictator who was only supposed to be a dictator for 10 years but decided he wanted to remain dictator for life.