Musk, Trump and NASA
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Jared Isaacman has opened up on why he believes his nomination to be NASA administrator was abruptly withdrawn by the White House. "It was a real bummer," Isaacman said during an appearance on the All-In Podcast on June 4, describing the moment he was told the president had "decided to go in a different direction."
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request, if approved by Congress, would kill many of NASA’s plans for robotic exploration of the solar system. Gone, too, would be multiple space-based missions to study Earth,
The fallen NASA administrator nominee was clearly not a fan of the agency's plan to return astronauts to the Moon.
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Space.com on MSN'What a waste:' US scientists decry Trump's 47% cuts to NASA science budgetOther federal science organizations haven't been spared, either — places like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) have been targeted as well.
The Trump administration's budget proposal calls for the number of full-time employees at NASA Glenn to be reduced from nearly 1,400 to 837 for fiscal year 2026.
The White House’s budget plan for NASA would be woefully inadequate for achieving near-term human voyages to Mars, experts say
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India Today on MSNWe're consolidating: Nasa trims digital presence as Trump's budget cut hitsAmerican space agency, Nasa, which has been known for its transparency and massive social media presence has begun trimming its digital presence as it archives big-ticket mission handles on X and other social media platforms.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk still are not speaking, but the breakup does not appear like it will bring an end to the free advertising that Musk got for himself in the White House. In a press conference on Monday,