Reported unprecedented damaging cuts in the President’s 2026 budget for NASA science in Fiscal Year 2026 can only be avoided if there is a strong reaction from the space sciences community. There are several ways to register such a response. The DPS committee has issued a call for action (https://dps.aas.org/dpscom-message-apr2025-call-for-action/) and the DPS Federal Relations Subcommittee Advocacy section on our web site contains a lot of practical information on how to get involved and make a difference in these challenging times (https://dps.aas.org/public_policy).
The DPS committee members went to meet their congressional representatives on March 6, and the DPS FRS subcommittee members will meet with additional representatives on 8 and 9 May.
See below for additional information on AAS advocacy and some other actions proposed by the AAS.
Athena Coustenis
DPS Chair