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Streamlly Original

Congress backs $24.4 billion NASA budget

Reported by Alecia Venkataraman, Michael McDevitt, Toni Mitchell, Michael Jorge

  • Published: Jan 28, 2026, 11:56 PM EST
  • Updated: Jan 27, 2026, 1:51 PM EST
  • Duration: 30 sec
  • Views: 1.4K

January 26, 2026 — Congress has approved a $24.4 billion NASA budget, pushing back against the deep cuts President Trump proposed.

​ Lawmakers rejected much of the Trump administration’s requested reductions, including roughly a 24% cut to NASA’s funding and nearly a 47% cut to its science programs. Instead, NASA’s actual budget ended up only slightly lower than last year’s level.

The budget will keep key NASA work in place, especially at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, which leads human spaceflight operations. Congress also included protections for the Gateway lunar station and threatened science missions.

Reportedly, even with the funding in place, NASA has been operating under a smaller workforce, about 20% fewer workers due to buyouts and departures.

Meanwhile, NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission was canceled due to cost and technical concerns. However, the budget did include funding for a new Mars initiative focused on future missions to keep long-term exploration alive.

Credits

  • Alecia VenkataramanWriter/Creative Director/staff/alecia-venkataraman
  • Michael McDevittVideo Editor/staff/michael-mcdevitt
  • Toni MitchellSenior Reporter/staff/toni-mitchell
  • Curtiss PhilipsenActor /VO Artist/staff/curtiss-philipsen
  • Michael JorgeSenior Video Editor/staff/michael-jorge

Transcript

Out

here

Life is

fragile

Every

plant

tested

Every

variable

measured

We’ve been

learning

how to

grow

food

Where

nothing

should

grow

For the

Moon

for

Mars

For

mission

still

ahead

The

science

was

ready

And now

the budget

is too

The US

Government

has

approved

billion

in

funding

for

NASA