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UnDisciplined: What do budget cuts mean for NASA's future?

Kevin Gill from Nashua, NH, United States
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The Trump administration is seeking an across-the-board 20% cut to NASA's total funding — roughly $5 billion of $25 billion — and nearly all of that reduction is concentrated in science mission directorate, which oversees critical areas like planetary science, Earth observation, astrophysics, and climate science. But Christopher Cokinos thinks that the budget cut can be stopped.

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Raegan Edelman is a graduate of journalism and art history from Utah State University. She is the producer and guest host of UnDisciplined. Raegan is an avid lover of animals, particularly whales and wolves, and her work focuses on environmental science.