NASA's budget as a whole would see agencywide cuts that go beyond human exploration, with the total budget dropping $6 billion from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion ‒ or nearly 25%. NASA's science budget takes a particularly significant hit.

President Donald Trump is grounding the Artemis program. According to NASA's proposed budget for 2026, Artemis III, which involves landing on the moon, will be the last mission. The Trump administration proposes a budget of $18.

The Trump administration has proposed a major change in NASA’s funding. A new budget proposal seeks to reduce NASA’s overall funding by roughly $6 billion. Big Budget Cuts Hit NASA This amounts to about a quarter of NASA’s present budget.