We’re still months away from these budget bills having a chance to become law.

We’re still months away from these budget bills having a chance to become law.

A budget-writing panel in the House of Representatives passed a $24.8 billion NASA budget bill Tuesday, joining a similar subcommittee in the Senate in maintaining the space agency’s funding after the White House proposed a nearly 25 percent cut.

The budget bills making their way through the House and Senate don’t specify funding levels for individual programs, but the topline numbers—$24.8 billion in the House version and $24.9 billion the Senate bill—represent welcome news for scientists, industry, and space enthusiasts bracing for severe cuts requested by the Trump administration.

The spending plan passed Tuesday by the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies covers NASA and numerous other federal agencies. The $24.8 billion budget the House seeks for NASA is $6 billion more than the Trump administration’s budget proposal, and keeps NASA’s funding next year the same as this year.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        2 天前

        Which is by far the most disgusting contract he has. At least the other stuff has some positive utility, even if it’s expensive and funding Musk.

        • Bronzebeard@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          23 小时前

          I agree, there’s zero use case for the Pentagon to be using a glorified autocorrect system.

          At least skynet starlink and the falcon rockets are useful.

  • NotSteve_@piefed.caEnglish
    43·
    2 天前

    for scientists, industry, and space enthusiasts bracing for severe cuts requested by the Trump administration.

    Honestly they should just leave the USA. I’m sure the Canadian Space Agency would be happy to have them

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 天前

      These projects can take decades or one’s entire career. That’s a lot to walk away from before they actually fire you.

      • NotSteve_@piefed.caEnglish
        3·
        14 小时前

        Yeah, it’s hard but so is living under a dictatorship with no appreciation of science. The US has only really cared about improving their ability to kill people for a long while anyway