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Chart: The FY 2026 passback's cuts to NASA science, in context

Chart: The FY 2026 passback's cuts to NASA science, in context
Chart: The FY 2026 passback's cuts to NASA science, in context Should the cuts proposed in the passback be enacted, NASA's science budget would abruptly fall to its lowest level in 40 years, necessitating sweeping program terminations, delays, and cancellations. Source: NASA congressional budget justifications, FYs 1982 - 2025. Casey Dreier/The Planetary Society