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White House seeks deep NASA cuts as Artemis II breaks spaceflight record

Artemis II breaks Apollo 13's distance record while White House proposes slashing NASA's budget by $5.6B—cutting science funding nearly in half to $3.9B—triggering sharp pushback from Congress.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline

Artemis II crew surpasses Apollo 13's distance record in a major spaceflight achievement, but the White House simultaneously proposes cutting NASA's FY 2027 budget from $24.4B to $18.8B, including severe reductions to science funding ($7.3B→$3.9B). Congress and space advocates have sharply criticized the proposal.

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