Bill Nye vs. Trump’s 47% NASA Killjoy Cut: Space Showdown
In a plot twist worthy of a space soap opera, the Trump administration pitched a jaw-dropping 47% slash to NASA science funding, just as 85% of its workers got furloughed during a government shutdown likely caused by congressional drama worse than a reality TV reunion. Enter Bill Nye, the Science Guy turned Planetary Society CEO, rallying 300 nerdy Avengers on Capitol Hill to save NASA’s $75 billion economic wonder machine that props up 300,000 jobs nationwide. Meanwhile, China zooms ahead with Mars sample returns and asteroid defense swarms like a NASA sequel nobody asked for. Nye’s on a mission to stop wasting $12 billion on spacecraft before our American “space race” turns into a snail race.
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Cut NASA's science budget by nearly half, furlough 85% of its staff, then act surprised China’s beating us to Mars and beyond. At least Bill Nye is here reminding Congress space exploration isn’t just sci-fi fan fantasy—it’s economy and jobs on steroids.
47% budget cut at NASA? That’s like firing your orchestra before Mozart shows up and then wondering why the people stop clapping.
Bill Nye rounding up 300 space geeks to fight Congress sounds less like advocacy and more like assembling the Justice League of physics.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/5/2025 | Author: Delano Massey
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