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Bipartisan Spending Bill Restores Science Budgets, Gives NASA $24.4 Billion

The package rebukes Trump’s proposed cuts, leaves Mars Sample Return unfunded, still awaits final approval.

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now fully assembled following the integration of its two major segments on Nov. 25, 2025 at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Marylandd. The mission is slated to launch by May 2027, but the team is on track for launch as early as fall 2026. (Jolearra Tshiteya/NASA)
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Overview

  • NASA would receive $24.438 billion, including $7.25 billion for science and a restored $143 million for STEM engagement.
  • The agreement does not support the current Mars Sample Return program and instead provides $110 million for “Mars Future Missions.”
  • Lawmakers retain SLS and Orion beyond Artemis III and bar shifting Artemis funds to commercial alternatives until equal capability is proven.
  • The National Science Foundation is set at about $8.8 billion with $938 million for education, the DOE Office of Science rises to roughly $8.4 billion, the EPA faces a modest cut, and NOAA funding stays near flat.
  • The House is set to vote Thursday before expected Senate action, the president’s signature is still required, and key program-level details remain unclear without the usual explanatory report.