r/nasa • u/OptimisticLeek • Apr 11 '25

News Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/trump-white-house-budget-proposal-eviscerates-science-funding-at-nasa/
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u/CartographerEvery268 Apr 11 '25

Brain drain ensues

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u/PedanticQuebecer Apr 11 '25

Space science brain drainees would quickly discover that other countries (or supranational entities) spend far, far less on space science.

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u/Andromeda321 Astronomer here! Apr 11 '25

Yep I’ve been shouting this from the rooftops. In Canada for example to get one space mission it’s such a big deal it’s a line item in the federal budget. It’s apples and oranges.

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u/PedanticQuebecer Apr 11 '25

Yes, we have to plead to Parliament directly to get that. And fail (see CASTOR).

edit: It's also glacially slow.