Investing in Space: NASA’s months of reckoning

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Signatures on the message, Entitled Voyageer DeclarationUrging the American leadership not to implement the “harmful” “” “” “and” displaced discounts for non -strategic discounts, “reducing research projects, as well as canceling contracts and participating in international tasks or duties that Congress has already allocated funding. There is no small list of objections that were raised at a time of the broader uncertainty in NASA, which face a significant decrease in financing and employees, amid a broader batch of the White House to shrink the federal workforce.

“NASA will never give up safety. Any cuts-including the current volunteer reduction-will not be designed to protect the critical roles of safety,” NASA spokeswoman Bethani Stephens said in an e-mail statement. “The truth is that President Trump proposed billions of dollars to NASA science, which indicates a continuous commitment to connecting our scientific achievements. To ensure NASA’s progress to the American people, we are constantly evaluating the life courses, not in preserving the tasks of the old or lower.”

In addition to the turmoil, NASA on Monday Declare The Makenzie Lystrup director is highly level, which will end her two -year working period as director of the Guudard Space Flight on August 1. NASA says the move was connected internally before any knowledge of the message. It is not the first loss of the agency’s ranks in recent months: Lori Lieen Stem From the director of the position of NASA’s absurdity in June. There may be more upcoming exits: at the beginning of the month, Politico mentioned At least 245 senior employees can leave NASA, and many of them serve the basic task groups.

All the time, NASA-which was noticeable for both its achievements and large contracts in the American private space industry-remained a long-term leadership, after US President Donald Trump chose the technical billionaire and ally of Elon Musk Jarid Esman, unexpectedly from looking at the month of May. Sean Duffy, Minister of Transport at Trump, was appointed to install the fortress as a temporary official for NASA only this month.

Inevitably, there are money on the line. NASA obtained a budget of 24.875 billion dollars last year – 8.5 % under its initial request and 2 % less than the financing of 2023 – which was identical in 2025. Under the Trump administration, the agency fought the possibility of a trim of approximately 25 % in 2026, although the US House of Representatives pushed these pieces. If a year, the Trump financing proposal of $ 18.8 billion would be the smallest budget in NASA since the first moon’s first decline in the United States via the Apollo 11 mission, which was celebrated this week on July 20.

In a statement on Monday, Trump said that his administration “relies on the legacy of Apollo 11” and supported NASA initiatives focusing on “the return of the Americans to the moon – this time to stay – and put the first shoes on Mars.” The colonization of the Red Planet has been an audio goal of the American president since he returned to his position to his post, echoing the aspirations of Misky at the time. The two have since made a difference of ways through an explosive crack, but the dream of landing in American astronauts on the moon and Mars attracted the nation, by 67 % and 65 % of those surveyed in CBS/Yougov news pollFifth now in favor.

• Illegal to implement NASA discounts before Congress gives the green light to the budget: Democrats – Democrats on the NASA Budget Budget Budget wrote a letter to Sean Duffy, the new space agency, saying that it would be “categorically illegal” to move forward in structure and workforce changes before the NASA budget was passed through Congress. – Reuters
• South Korea seeks to build a lunar base by 2045 -The Korea Airlines Administration said that South Korea is looking to build the base of the moon in the next twenty years under the road map exploring the new long -term national space in the country. Seoul also plans to develop the lunar generation by 2040.- yonhap
• The report says that the UK can make a “great contribution” to space sustainability -Armed with great investment and government support, the United Kingdom could become a “responsible, intelligent and independent leader” in space sustainability, as well as a new report, referring to the country’s chances of space manufacturing and making medicines and harvesting stem cells. – Physics
• How did Star Treke help nata spacecraft The first space shuttle in NASA, which was called the Foundation, the Constitution, was supposed to be called the Star Trik fans. – BBC future
• Orius builds gravity simulation to examine plant growth – The French company Oreius built Gravilab, which is a simulation of gravity with two roundabouts, which will achieve how some gravitational environments affect plant growth. – Hortidaily
• A poll discovers that most Americans prefer to go to Mars – CBS News/Yougov poll revealed that 65 % of Americans support the idea that American astronauts who go to Mars, while two -thirds of the survey also send astronauts to us to explore the moon again. – CBS news

• Linde to intensify the ability of American air gas to serve the space sector The Linde gas supplier will build the new Air separation unit in Texas to increase its ability and support the American space industry, in line with two agreements to supply liquid oxygen and nitrogen to take off missiles. – Gas world
• The head of the golden dome explains the steps to connect the regime – General Michael Gitolin has made plans to achieve an ambitious golden dome interceptor system in the United States within three years. – Space News

• Rocket Lab Stock Rally continues -The shares of Rocket LAB are gained in the United States additional ground, with the goal of the American American and Citi Penning targets in the conditions of the space market and favorable defense. – Ainvest
• Ariagroup, Nikon to support the production of high ingredients -ARIANEGROUP and Nikon manufactured the 3D metal printer, which has participated in a partnership to support the output component output on a wide range above a cubic meter through additional manufacturing. – Nikon
• Spacex plans to detonate missiles on Hawaiian waters – The Federal Aviation Administration gave the ELON Musk Spacex to detonate missile ships on protected water on the island of Mokumanaana, which is sacred to the indigenous people, according to the Guardian reports – Guardian