# OMB Keeps Asking, Congress Keeps Saying No. The Bill for HWO Is Coming Due.

- slug: omb-keeps-asking-congress-keeps-saying-no-the-bill-for-hwo-is-coming-due
- date: 2026-04-17
- category: Space & Aerospace

OMB proposed $5M for NASA Habitable Worlds Observatory in FY2027; Congress just gave it $150M. The space telescope designed to find Earth-like planets has congressional support and no cost estimate — nobody in the administration has to own the check until one becomes real.

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