House committee opposes proposed NASA budget cuts
Posted: Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
Member of the House Science Committee broadly rejected a proposed NASA budget for fiscal year 2027 that would make sharp cuts to agency programs. At a committee hearing Wednesday, members of both parties said they opposed the proposed $18.8 billion NASA budget, which would preserve exploration funding but cut science by 47% and eliminate the agency's education office. "Shortchanging NASA is simply not smart," committee chairman Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) said. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the budget, arguing the agency can find efficiencies to allow it to do more with less funding, but committee members were skeptical of those claims. The hearing was the first by Congress on the budget proposal as appropriators in both the House and Senate appear to be moving on an accelerated schedule to develop spending bills.
Member of the House Science Committee broadly rejected a proposed NASA budget for fiscal year 2027 that would make sharp cuts to agency programs. At a committee hearing Wednesday, members of both parties said they opposed the proposed $18.8 billion NASA budget, which would preserve exploration funding but cut science by 47% and eliminate the agency's education office. "Shortchanging NASA is simply not smart," committee chairman Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) said. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the budget, arguing the agency can find efficiencies to allow it to do more with less funding, but committee members were skeptical of those claims. The hearing was the first by Congress on the budget proposal as appropriators in both the House and Senate appear to be moving on an accelerated schedule to develop spending bills.| <<previous article | next article>> |
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