NASA NEEDS HELP

 We are a peaceful protest group, and we stand in solidarity with other scientific advocacy groups.

Current NASA leadership is already acting on the President’s and OMB’s proposed budget by beginning to greatly reduce the number of civil servants and contractors, which will be detrimental to the mission of this Agency.  Cuts to NASA's science budget will drastically hinder NASA's ability to produce science from current and future missions.  To win the Space Race to the Moon, NASA was prioritized and appropriated $68 billion in 1965 alone (adjusted for inflation). In 2026, with goals to reach Mars, NASA's proposed budget is only $18.8 billion. Some of the cuts to NASA science involve turning off spacecraft that are already in space and actively sending back data.  NASA contributes to agriculture, weather predictions, and safety.  Without NASA Earth science, early detection for natural disasters and forecasting would be imprecise and difficult.