In a document explaining the NASA cuts, the Trump administration said it seeks to slash funding for “unnecessary and overpriced activities.” Under the White House plan, NASA will focus on the administration’s priority of landing humans on the Moon before the end of Trump’s term in office, then building a Moon base.

The White House is once again asking Congress to cut NASA’s science budget nearly in half, mimicking an effort last year that was rejected by lawmakers.

This is not a drill — NASA’s Artemis II has launched and is bound for the moon — sending four astronauts into a deep space lunar flyby mission for the first time in over 50 years. The jubilant mood was reflected everywhere on social media.

President Trump once again looks to chop NASA’s annual budget targeting science and technology for fiscal year 2027.

NASA’s yearly budget equals about two weeks of Iran war spending, exposing the scale of America’s fiscal trade-offs.