Trump’s NASA Budget Backs Lunar Base, Reduces Science Funds (1)

The White House is once again asking Congress to cut NASA’s science budget nearly in half, mimicking an effort last year that was rejected by lawmakers.

The proposal, released Friday morning, seeks to cut roughly $6 billion in NASA’s total spending — a second attempt by the Trump administration to slash the agency’s budget by nearly a quarter after lawmakers funded it at Biden-era levels last year.

As part of the reduction request, the administration proposed $3.4 billion in cuts to the agency’s science programs by canceling 40 missions — a plan that’s likely to be unpopular with lawmakers ...