A Texas senator’s pushback on President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to NASA has gained an ally in the Rocket City.

The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber released a statement Friday supporting Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is seeking $10 billion in additional funding for key NASA centers and programs.

Trump’s budget proposal would phase out two key programs run from Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center: the Space Launch System that is to carry crews into lunar orbit for NASA’s Artemis program, and its Orion crew capsule.

Cruz proposed the additional spending in his role as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. He called for almost $10 billion “to win the new space race with China and ensure America dominates space” by making “targeted, critical investments in Mars-forward tech

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