NASA, Artemis
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As the Artemis II crewed moon mission soars deeper into space than humans have traveled in decades, back on Earth, the White House has proposed slashing NASA’s budget.
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman says Artemis II would not be at this moment without President Trump as Orion prepares to pass the far side of the Moon.
The four-member crew successfully completed a "translunar injection burn" on Thursday, sending them out of Earth's orbit and toward the moon.
NASA has stopped work on a second mobile launch platform intended for an upgraded version of the SLS the agency no longer plans to develop.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined the most critical moments he expects in the coming days as Artemis II astronauts continue their journey around the far side of the moon.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Sunday backed the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts to his agency, as the Artemis II mission continues. “Yes, of course I do,” Isaacman said on CNN’s “State of the Union,
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended a fiscal year 2027 budget proposal that would cut the agency’s budget by nearly 25%.
The following is the full transcript of an interview with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 5, 2026.
Jared Isaacman said NASA's job is to "try and unlock the secrets of the universe, and one of those questions is, are we alone?"