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2027 White House proposed budget[1]: $18.8 billion 2026 White House proposed budget[2]: $18.8 billion [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/0

2027 White House proposed budget[1]: $18.8 billion 2026 White House proposed budget[2]: $18.8 billion [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/budget_fy2027.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/budget... [2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fiscal-Year-2026-Discretionary-Budget-Request.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fiscal... [2] is represented as deltas, explainer here https://spacenews.com/white-house-budget-proposal-would-phase-out-sls-and-orion-scale-back-iss-operations/ https://spacenews.com/white-house-budget-proposal-would-phas...

casefields 6mo ago
Congress passes the budget since they have the power of the purse. Presidents have requested all sorts of nonsense to appease the base.
- SilentM68 6mo ago
  That is true, but in all fairness, every politician has at one time, or another requested all sorts of nonsense to appease the base, not just presidents hence the term "political lobbying". If you look up the definition of 'politics," it's the method or strategy: sometimes used to describe the tactics, schemes, or "art" used to gain influence, sometimes carrying a negative connotation of manipulation or intrigue. Everybody has done it since the beginning of time :|
- WaltPurvis 6mo ago
  It has been 30 years since Congress last passed a budget.
  - edgyquant 6mo ago
    Congress passes a budget every year, what are you talking about?
    - BirAdam 6mo ago
      It’s a technical distinction. The last true “budget” was FY1997. Otherwise, CRs are used until some kind appropriations bill can be passed. The problem is, that appropriations bill isn’t a true budget as money was already spent via CR.
- kevin_thibedeau 6mo ago
  This same president wanted a Mars landing by 2028.
- jrussino 6mo ago
  That is indeed how it is supposed to work. But things haven't exactly been working like they're supposed to lately. For FY26, when we had a PBR proposing massive cuts followed by a government shutdown with a long stretch where NASA didn't know what their real budget was going to be, we saw a bunch of layoffs and project cancellations in preparation for a budget that might resemble what the president was requesting. Whether or not that was legal is in question: https://democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/SST%20Minority%20Staff%20Report%20-%20NASA%20Implementation%20of%20FY26%20PBR%20-%20April%202026.pdf https://democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/SST%20Mino...
- throwup238 6mo ago
  Congress also declares wars, and we know how well that has worked out for everyone. First year civics: the legislative branch passes the budget, the executive branch is the one that actually spends it. Or doesn’t, in which case you have a constitutional crisis.
  - edgyquant 6mo ago
    Congress has granted the president a lot of power to conduct wars on its own

casefields 6mo ago

Congress passes the budget since they have the power of the purse. Presidents have requested all sorts of nonsense to appease the base.

SilentM68 6mo ago
That is true, but in all fairness, every politician has at one time, or another requested all sorts of nonsense to appease the base, not just presidents hence the term "political lobbying". If you look up the definition of 'politics," it's the method or strategy: sometimes used to describe the tactics, schemes, or "art" used to gain influence, sometimes carrying a negative connotation of manipulation or intrigue. Everybody has done it since the beginning of time :|
WaltPurvis 6mo ago
It has been 30 years since Congress last passed a budget.
- edgyquant 6mo ago
  Congress passes a budget every year, what are you talking about?
  - BirAdam 6mo ago
    It’s a technical distinction. The last true “budget” was FY1997. Otherwise, CRs are used until some kind appropriations bill can be passed. The problem is, that appropriations bill isn’t a true budget as money was already spent via CR.
kevin_thibedeau 6mo ago
This same president wanted a Mars landing by 2028.
jrussino 6mo ago
That is indeed how it is supposed to work. But things haven't exactly been working like they're supposed to lately. For FY26, when we had a PBR proposing massive cuts followed by a government shutdown with a long stretch where NASA didn't know what their real budget was going to be, we saw a bunch of layoffs and project cancellations in preparation for a budget that might resemble what the president was requesting. Whether or not that was legal is in question: https://democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/SST%20Minority%20Staff%20Report%20-%20NASA%20Implementation%20of%20FY26%20PBR%20-%20April%202026.pdf https://democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/doc/SST%20Mino...
throwup238 6mo ago
Congress also declares wars, and we know how well that has worked out for everyone. First year civics: the legislative branch passes the budget, the executive branch is the one that actually spends it. Or doesn’t, in which case you have a constitutional crisis.
- edgyquant 6mo ago
  Congress has granted the president a lot of power to conduct wars on its own