Trump FY2027 Budget Cuts NASA 23% While Funding Lunar Base and Moon Landing by 2028

The FY2027 budget proposal cuts NASA's total funding by $5.6 billion (23%), including a $3.4 billion cut to the science division. It allocates $731 million for Artemis moon landing efforts by 2028 and funds a permanent lunar base camp near the south pole. The budget arrives as Artemis II astronauts are mid-flight to the Moon. Congress rejected similar FY2026 cuts, maintaining NASA at prior-year levels, suggesting likely pushback to the new proposal.