Republicans Push Back On OMB NASA Budget Request
FY 2026 Budget – Grok via NASAWatch.com
Keith’s note: According to an OpEd by House Science Committee Chair Babin: “Here’s the problem: Although Congress is working to ensure NASA has what it needs, the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed budget doesn’t align with Mr. Trump’s directives. To be blunt: OMB needs to start rowing in the same direction. We don’t have time for budget games.”
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I’m losing track – does NASA still have to scrap dozens of operating missions or not?
No one really knows at this point. Though I know of two projects that were told months about to wind-down by Aug 31, seem to have been quietly been “uncancelled”. It seems like that happened after the Senate released their NASA budget.
I think there are still quite a few that are still moving ahead with cancellation. I don’t understand why NASA is not more forthcoming with this information. It’s simply reporting about missions that were paid for by taxpayer dollars.
MAVIS issued a closeout for their contractors, not an operating mission, but a data point.
Good.
For all the whinging about “rogue bureaucrats”, Russ Vought is the real rogue bureaucrat trying to tear up the constitution by ignoring congress singular authority to set spending.
I am not sure what Babin wants. More money for NASA? The job to land on the Moon is Elon Musk’s. Musk’s Space X needs to get Starship’s development program under control and the lander ready to do that job. Orion, they say, is ready as long as we can get one launch off every two or three years. I’m not so sure Orion is ready, but if its not, Dragon could do the job. Money going to NASA has little effect on Space X. Maybe get the FAA out of Musk’s way?