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House Appropriators advance key NASA funding bill
The bill keeps NASA funding flat with the currently enacted budget, but reprioritizes funding levels across the agency, including a 17% cut to Science to offset increases elsewhere.
Days after Artemis II, scientists warn of deep cuts to NASA missions
The scientists behind threatened missions speak out.
Save NASA Science returns to Capitol Hill
The 2026 Day of Action brought more than 130 space advocates from 34 states and the District of Columbia to the nation’s capital to advocate for space.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, April 2026
Artemis II and the return of lunar spaceflight
84 NASA missions at risk under new proposal
Proposed NASA cuts would reduce NASA’s workforce by thousands and cancel over 50 space missions.
What is the skinny budget and what does it mean for NASA?
The White House Office of Management and Budget has released its budget for fiscal year 2027. Here's what it includes, and what it means for NASA.
'Ignition': A new series of NASA initiatives
On March 24, 2026, NASA leadership detailed new plans for the agency, involving lunar missions, Mars, and more.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, March 2026
Artemis vis-a-vis Apollo.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, Februrary 2026
Musk fought the Moon and the Moon won.
NASA is funded. Now what?
With the upheaval of 2025 behind us, here's what we're looking for in space policy this year.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, January 2026
Savor this victory.
You just saved NASA's budget
Here's what Congress rejected of the draconian cuts faced by NASA in FY 2026.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, December 2025
The long game.
Saving NASA science: Reflections on a historic year for space advocacy
Reflections on a historic year for space advocacy.
The images of the Universe put at risk by proposed NASA cuts
Cosmic views put at risk by proposed NASA cuts
Revisiting NASA funding as the government reopens
With the U.S. government reopened and funded through Jan. 30, Congress is back to work on deciding how much to invest in federal agencies for fiscal year (FY) 2026, including NASA. Here's where things stand, and what to expect.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, November 2025
Jared's back.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, October 2025
Glimmers of hope.
4,000 gone: Inside NASA’s brain drain
In exclusive interviews, ex-NASA scientists speak out on the impact of the agency's mass departures.
How to Save NASA Science: A retrospective on the second 2025 Day of Action
The October 2025 Save NASA Science Day of Action was our largest-ever advocacy event. Here's why it mattered.



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