1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Block the White House's proposed 23% cut to NASA's budget and fight to restore and increase NASA science funding. Reducing fiscal year 2027 spending to $18.8 billion — a number Congress already rejected last year — would gut missions like the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, OSIRIS-APEX, and Mars Odyssey, which has spent 25 years mapping the Red Planet. These aren't abstract line items. They are the foundation of American scientific leadership. The damage from this budget instability goes beyond any single mission. Talented scientists and engineers are already steering toward more stable careers because of this ping-pong approach to funding. Meanwhile, China operates on 100-year space plans with consistent investment. Every time Congress has to rescue NASA from a reckless cut, we lose ground we can't easily recover. I want you to push back hard on this proposal and advocate for a budget that reflects what NASA science actually delivers for this country.