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Trump-Musk row fuels 'biggest crisis ever' at Nasa
- A disagreement involving Donald Trump and Elon Musk regarding a significant appropriations proposal has heightened the uncertainty surrounding NASA’s budget in mid-2025.
- This conflict arises amid NASA's published budget request to Congress proposing a nearly 25% overall cut, including nearly half of science project funding.
- The cuts threaten up to 40 active and planned science missions and propose phasing out the costly SLS rocket in favor of SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's New Glenn.
- Experts call these cuts the biggest crisis ever for the US space program, warning political gridlock may block budget approval and endanger international collaborations.
- If approved, these budget reductions could reduce Earth observation capabilities and global partnerships, while potentially prompting Europe to assume greater space exploration responsibilities.
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The debate between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on a major bill of expenditure has raised uncertainty about the fate of the NASA budget, which is already faced with substantial reductions.
The conflict between Donald Trump and Elon Musk is set to exacerbate uncertainty over the future of NASA's budget, which is under threat of major cuts....
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