NASA Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Cuts to NASA HQ & Centers Nationwide

NASA Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Cuts to NASA HQ & Centers Nationwide

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NASA's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request represents an agency-wide 32% workforce funding reduction overall based on the NASA supplied table provided here. According to The Washington Post, this "would reduce the civilian workforce at the agency by 32% to around 11,900 employees." 

It is the smallest budget request for NASA since 1961, adjusted for inflation, according to The Planetary Society. NASA's total science budget has been cut by nearly 50% in the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request.

Summary of Fical Year 2026 Budget Request Year over Year (YoY) Cuts (2025 versus 2026)

Total NASA Workforce Budget                          32% Cut

NASA Headquarters (HQ)                                    26% Cut

Ames Research Center (ARC)                            38% Cut

Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC)  38% Cut

Glenn Research Center (GRC)                           40% Cut

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)            46% Cut

Johnson Space Center (JSC)                              21% Cut

Kennedy Space Center (KSC)                           25% Cut

Langley Research Center (LaRC)                    39% Cut

Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)           23% Cut

Stennis Space Center (SSC)                                39% Cut

Office of Inspector General (OIG)                  10% Cut 

Worst affected: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Maryland is responsible for developing and operating spacecraft, instruments, and technology to study Earth, the Sun, our solar system, and the universe. Notable science missions managed by Goddard include NASA's Earth Observatories, the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, and many space and planetary exploration programs.

NASA Headquarters (HQ)
Washington, D.C.

https://www.nasa.gov

Ames Research Center (ARC)

Moffett Federal Airfield, California
https://www.nasa.gov/ames/

Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC)

Edwards, California
https://www.nasa.gov/armstrong/

Glenn Research Center (GRC)

Cleveland, Ohio

https://www.nasa.gov/glenn/

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Greenbelt, Maryland

https://www.nasa.gov/goddard/

Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Houston, Texas

https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/

Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

Merritt Island, Florida

https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/

Langley Research Center (LaRC)

Hampton, Virginia

https://www.nasa.gov/langley/

Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

Hunstville, Alabama

https://www.nasa.gov/marshall/

Stennis Space Center (SSC)

Hancock County, Mississippi

https://www.nasa.gov/stennis/

NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Washington, D.C.

https://oig.nasa.gov/

Review NASA's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request (PDF) Documents:

Download documents for free here: 
https://www.nasa.gov/fy-2026-budget-request/

Document List (6 total) as of May 30, 2025:

Fiscal Year 2026 Discretionary Budget Request

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request Summary (28 pages) [Recommended reading: Source of most images provided here]

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Technical Supplement

Fiscal Year 2026 Agency Fact Sheet

Fiscal Year 2026 Mission Fact Sheets

Sources: NASA/The Planetary Society/NASA Watch/Marcia Smith of SpacePolicyOnline.com

Release Dates: May 30-31, 2025

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