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The End Of NASA As We Know It?

2025/6/6
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Joanne Somo: 特朗普政府计划大幅削减NASA预算至1961年水平,并撤回了Jared Isaacman的局长提名,此举对NASA的未来发展带来不确定性。预算削减将影响行星、地球和空间科学,并可能导致多个科学任务的取消。行星协会认为这对于科学研究是“灭绝级别的事件”。 Irene Klotz: 国会的狭隘利益是造成SLS和猎户座项目困境的原因之一。特朗普政府希望人们绝对服从命令,这可能是与Elon Musk关系恶化的原因。火星样本返回计划的搁置令人失望,因为这项科学研究具有从根本上改变我们对宇宙认知的潜力。特朗普政府声称Isaacman被撤职是因为他过去捐款给民主党,但这并不真诚。我认为NASA需要改变,SpaceX在降低发射成本方面取得了巨大进展,这使得NASA的SLS项目显得过时。 Graham Warwick: 航空预算和人员的大幅削减可能对美国航空业构成生存威胁。特朗普政府的目标是取消所有与绿色相关的项目,但效率、安全和行业需求才是关键。NASA航空部门的问题在于,它似乎只为一个公司(即波音公司)服务。我们需要制定一项战略,让NASA更加专注于突破性研究,并让美国工业界在此基础上发展。

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The Trump administration's proposed budget cuts NASA's budget to pre-Apollo levels, withdraws Jared Isaacman's nomination, and plans to cut planetary, Earth and space science by nearly half. Congress's reaction and the potential impact on various NASA programs are discussed.
  • Significant budget cuts proposed for NASA, returning to pre-Apollo levels.
  • Withdrawal of Jared Isaacman's nomination as NASA administrator.
  • Planned cuts to planetary, Earth, and space science; SLS; ISS operations; and aeronautics research.
  • Focus on Mars technology development as the sole area of new growth.

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As the White House pulls Jared Isaacman’s nomination, it wants to cut the space agency’s budget back to pre-Apollo levels. Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Irene Klotz and Graham Warwick discuss what it means.