Reynolds said big disruptions, including a roughly six-week government shutdown in late 2025 (October 1-November 12, 2025), left the team short-staffed; separate budget proposals had also called for roughly a two-thirds reduction in astrophysics funding for FY2026.
More than 20 people at Goddard Space Flight Center lost their jobs through a special resignation program.
Even though the AXIS team's early design ran about 10% over budget (which is pretty normal); NASA wouldn't let them adjust their plans during review.
That rejection was basically the final straw for the project.
AXIS was supposed to be Chandra's successor, a major X-ray telescope that could have pushed astrophysics research forward.
Its cancelation highlights how funding cuts and internal shakeups can derail even important science missions.
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