Robert Pearce has been the associate administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate since late 2019.
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It has been a traumatic year for the first “A” in NASA. In May, the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget slashed NASA’s funding for aeronautics 34%, cutting climate-focused “green aviation” programs. Congress reversed the cuts and restored the full $935 million for aeronautics. But damage has...
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