Keith’s note: NASA Headquarters has decided to postpone this event. This notice was sent out this morning. “The NASA Science Community Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 12 has been postponed, allowing time for all NASA Mission Directorates to brief internal staff and hold discussions on the FY26 President’s Budget Request. NASA has posted information and updates related to the FY26 President’s Budget Request here. NASA is in the process of having leaders at Centers and Mission Directorates brief their employees internally on the proposed budget. SMD has already engaged with the headquarters staff and staff located at field centers, and will continue to engage with more field centers in support of the science mission.” (More below)
NASA appreciates the questions that have been submitted to hear what topics are important to the SMD community. These inputs will help NASA make informed decisions over the coming months. Questions may continue to be submitted to the online submission form, and SMD looks forward to connecting with the community and answering questions soon.
Katherine Rohloff
katherine.a.rohloff-at-nasa.gov
“NASA is in the process of having leaders at Centers and Mission Directorates brief their employees internally on the proposed budget.”
This seems to imply that since NASA has heard nothing from Congress about their budget, they are running with the worst case scenario from the WH (drastic) proposal.
Congress has not even taken up the FY 2026 budget yet since they are meshed in a bunch of other stuff. So a lot of things will get implemented based on Executive Order, recision, and other White House. missives before the budget even exists in final form.