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You just saved NASA science. 👏 Congress just overwhelmingly passed a bill that protects NASA’s science programs and the National Science Foundation. It rejects a proposal to cut NASA science by nearly half and cancel more than 40 missions. This win is so important as the last year did real damage. Over 4,000 NASA civil servants were lost, along with thousands of contractors. Research was disrupted. Grants were cut. Mission teams were forced to plan shutdowns instead of doing science. Students and early-career researchers lost critical opportunities. But Americans (and international friends who care deeply about NASA) didn’t stay quiet. ➡️ You signed letters. ➡️ You shared posts. ➡️ You talked to friends and coworkers. ➡️ During our Day of Action this past October, hundreds of advocates showed up to meet with members of Congress and their staff. Tens of thousands of people from every state also contacted Congress, where nearly 100,000 messages were sent. All that led to Congress listening. 🚀 The House passed this bill 397–28. 🚀 The Senate passed it 82–15. This kind of bipartisan vote sends a clear message: science is still a national priority. So what happens next? This bill helps stabilize NASA science and protect the future of discovery. But it’s important to note that the work isn’t done. You don’t just flip a switch and recover from losing 4,000 people. NASA now has to rebuild teams, restart research, and repair trust across the workforce. But this vote gives science a path forward. Thank you to everyone who spoke up, shared, wrote, and cared enough to act. That’s what made this possible. Learn more: planetary.org/articles/advoc…