The Trump administration's plan to reduce NASA's budget by 24% to $18.8 billion would significantly impact space and Earth science missions. This dramatic cut could lead to the termination of existing projects, including the Mars sample return mission and Venus study missions. Advocates, including the Planetary Society, argue that such decisions threaten future discoveries and ongoing scientific work, urging Congress to oppose these budget cuts to protect NASA's critical initiatives and ensure the continuation of space exploration efforts.
Some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as the possibility of life on Mars, and whether humans could ever live on Venus, may never be solved because of Donald Trump's proposed extinction-level cuts to Nasa spending, scientists are warning.
If the budget is approved by Congress, opponents say, longstanding Nasa labs will close, deep-space missions, including many already under way, will be abandoned, and a new generation of exploration and discovery will never reach the launchpad.
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