Investing into space: Months of NASA reckoning

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Signatories of the letter, called Voyager DeclarationCall the US leadership not to implement “harmful” cuts and disputes “of non-strategic staffing, reducing research projects, as well as canceling contracts and participation in international missions or assignments for which the congress has already assigned funding. This is not a small list of objections raised during the wider uncertainty in NASA, which is facing significant – and long chronic – decreases in financing and employees, amid a wide White House to reduce the federal labor.

“NASA will never compromise on security. Any decline-including our current voluntary decline-will be designed to protect the critical security role,” said NASA Betany Stevens spokesman in an email statement. “The reality is that President Trump has offered billions of dollars for NASA science, demonstrating a constant commitment to communicating in our scientific achievements. To provide NASA for the American people, we constantly evaluate the life cycles of the mission, not to maintain outdated and lower set missions.”

Adding to Tumult, NASA on Monday announced High -level exit Mackenzi Listap, which will finish a two -year position as director of the Center for Space Flight on August 1. NASA says the step was transmitted internally before knowledge of the letter. In recent months this is not the first loss from the older ranks of the agency: Laura Leshin Became down From the director of the post of NASA jet laboratory in June. And more exits may be as follows: at the beginning of the month, The politician reports This is at least 2145 senior employees, they can get out of NASA, many work in the main sets of missions.

Throughout the NASA, both its achievements and significant contracts in the US private space industry, after the long-term leadership, after the initial choice of US President Donald Trump, billionaire and Elon Moscow Eli Isaacman, was unexpectedly removed in May. Sean Duffy, Trump’s Transport Secretary, was appointed to maintain Fort as a NASA temporary administrator this month.

Inevitably there is money on the line. Last year, NASA concluded a $ 24,875 budget – 8.5% at its initial request and 2% below the 2023 financing – which corresponded in 2025. Under Trump’s administration, the agency fought with the possibility of approximately 25% of the budget finish in 2026, although the US House pushed these cuts. If we accept the introduction, the $ 18.8 billion financing proposal would be the smallest NASA budget, because before the first time landed in the US through the Apollo 11 mission, honored this week on July 20.

In a statement on Monday, Trump said his administration “relies on Apollo 11” and supported NASA’s initiatives on “the return of Americans for the moon – time to stay – and put the first boots on Mars.” The colonization of the Red Planet was vocal stated by the US president after returning to January, repeating the ambitions of his then Musk. Since then, they dispersed through the explosive gap, but the dream of landing US astronauts on the moon and Mars has swept the nation, respectively 67% and 65% respondents in the respondents Survey CBS News/Yougovv is now in favor.

• Illegal implementation of NASA’s reduction before Congress gives green the budget: Democrats – Democrats in the House of Representatives Committee, who are not included in the NASA budget, wrote a letter to Sean Duffy, a new duty of the Space Agency administrator, saying that through the Congress would be “on the contrary” to move to the structure and changes in the workforce. . Reuters
• South Korea seeks to build a lunar base by 2045 . Seoul also intends to develop Lunar Lander next generation by 2040.- Yonhap
• UK can make a “main contribution” to space stability, the message said -In by a significant investment and state support, the UK can become a “responsible, intelligent and independent leader” in space stability, showed in a new report, noting the capabilities of the country in the production of space, drug production and stem cell harvesting. . Physics world
• As Star Trek helped call the NASA space shutters – The first NASA space transfer, dubbed, was initially called the Constitution before the Star Trek supporters intervened. . Future BBC
• AROY builds a gravity simulator to study plant growth – The French firm Orius built Gravilab, a gravity simulator with two rotating axes, which will explore how a certain gravitational environment affects plant growth. . Hortidaily
• Most Americans prefer to go to Mars, Poll Poll . . CBS NEWS

• Linde to build up the potential of US air gas for space sector service . . Gas world
• The main dome breaks steps on shipping system . General Michael Hetlein outlined plans to implement an ambitious missile intercept in the United States for three years. . Space News

• A rally rally of the missile laboratory is ongoing -The main stock in the missile laboratory received additional land, and Bank of America and Citi Penning High Prices for Mick for Favorable Conditions of the Aerospace and Defense Sector. . Ainvest
• ARANEGROUP, Nikon to get the production of ultra-large components . . Nikon
• SpaceX plans to drop rockets over the Hawaii Waters . The Guardian