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｢ For basic science research, the association reported that the overall budget would fall to $30 billion from $45 billion, a drop of roughly 34 percent. For science funding overall — which includes money for basic, applied and developmental work, as well as for facilities for research and development — the analysis found that the federal budget would fall to $154 billion from $198 billion, a drop of 22 percent ｣

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/science/trump-science-budget-cuts.html

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👨‍🚀 Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push • Politico

｢ The departures follow a proposed White House budget for 2026 that would slash NASA’s funding by 25 percent and cut over 5,000 staff. The cuts, if enacted by Congress, would force the agency to operate with the smallest budget and staff since the early 1960s ｣

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/nasa-staff-departures-00444674

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