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Episode 105.5: NASA Needs Your Help!
Episode 106
Saturday, 24 May, 2025

In this episode, the (domestic) American sector of Astro[sound]bites covers the recent proposed budget cuts to NASA, the largest in NASA’s entire history. We cover the downsides that these cuts would have for science and the economy, and what you can do to speak out. How to reach out: Find your representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative AAS Letter Writing Guidelines for Astronomers: https://aas.org/advocacy/get-involved/action-alerts/action-alert-2025-support-science Planetary Society Letter Writing Guidelines for the General Public https://www.planetary.org/advocacy-action-center#/53 Astrobite with Guidelines for Letter Writing https://astrobites.org/2025/04/15/help_nasa/ Sources: The Budget Request (NASA Stuff begins on page 39 of the pdf) https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fiscal-Year-2026-Discretionary-Budget-Request.pdf Original ArsTechnica Report: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/trump-white-house-budget-proposal-eviscerates-science-funding-at-nasa/ NASA’s economic output: https://www.nasa.gov/fy-2023-economic-impact-report/#:~:text=NASA%20Boosts%20the%20U.S.%20Economy,D.C.%2C%20in%20fiscal%20year%202023. NASA’s economic output reaches all 50 states: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-economic-benefit-reaches-all-50-states/ NASA’s research on climate change https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/ NASA’s research on asteroid defense https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-defense/ NASA Education and Outreach https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/space/education-outreach/ Cuts disproportionately affect marginalized groups: https://www.fastcompany.com/91328007/trumps-federal-layoffs-are-disproportionately-impacting-women-and-people-of-color