NASA Budget Cuts Focus Aeronautics On Flight Research

NASA

Funding requested for the low-boom X-59 is reduced for fiscal 2027 as the project moves into flight testing.

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The Trump administration has again called for a steep cut in NASA’s funding for aeronautics research as part of its fiscal 2027 budget request, despite Congress fully restoring the cuts planned for fiscal 2026. The budget request seeks $609.5 million for aeronautics research in fiscal 2027, a cut of...
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