Trump’s NASA budget cuts impact more than cooperation on space
By SINEAD O’SULLIVAN – Space and Defence economist, Boston President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal would slash NASA’s funding from roughly $25bn in 2025 to just $18.8bn—a reduction of nearly 25%. Science programs would bear the brunt, with nearly half of all Earth‑ and space‑science missions on the chopping block. Such deep cuts threaten…