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FY 2026 Relative Budget Request Change

A bar chart showing the relative percent change of NASA's budget as proposed by the White House from 1959 - 2026.

The relative change is measured by comparing the White House budget request for NASA to the prior years' congressionally appropriated amount. The FY 2026 proposed budget cut is significantly larger than any other proposed reduction in NASA's history.

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