ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. — Several scientific and research efforts tied to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore are at risk, following President Trump's new budget proposal aiming to cut roughly a quarter of the agency's funding.

Wallops Island, Virginia's lone NASA flight facility, is a regional pillar and dubbed "Virginia’s Proven Portal to Air and Space."

The budget framework for 2026 introduced by the Trump administration aims to cut roughly $6 billion from the federal agency, roughly 24% of its operations. It would bring the agency's budget to a level not seen since 2015.

Within the more than 400-page budget are several funding cuts to programs involving or based out of Wallops.

NASA's "Scientific Balloon Program," earmarked for $49 million dollars as recently as

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