Senate Dems Raise Concerns Over NASA Shutdown Spending Cuts

City lights streak below the International Space Station as it orbits above the Tanzania-Zambia border on Aug. 16, 2025.

City lights streak below the International Space Station as it orbits above the Tanzania-Zambia border on Aug. 16, 2025.

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As the final hours leading to a potential U.S. government shutdown unfold, the Democratic leadership of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (SCC) released a report alleging efforts by the Trump administration to cut NASA spending would have destructive impacts. Sen. Maria...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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