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Major science groups and former astronauts urge Congress to reject Trump's proposed cuts to NASA

The White House’s budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year would cut NASA’s budget by 23% and force the cancellation of dozens of missions.
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NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 20.Joel Kowsky / NASA via Getty Images file

More than 20 space, science and educational organizations sent a letter to Congress on Friday saying that “draconian cuts” to NASA’s budget proposed by the White House would “directly undermine” the agency’s efforts to return astronauts to the moon, calling the proposal “destructive” and “short-sighted.”

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