NASA Wins Bipartisan Support In Fiscal 2026 Congressional Budget

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is being prepared for a launch attempt this year.

Credit: Sydney Rohde/NASA
With strong bipartisan support, the U.S. Senate joined the House of Representatives in passing a fiscal 2026 budget for NASA that nearly matches its current spending levels, rebuking deep cuts proposed by the Trump administration. The $24.4 billion budget for NASA, which passed the Senate on Jan. 15...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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