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NASA’s proposed budget eyes human exploration of Mars

Written by  Jeff Foust Wednesday, 06 August 2025 10:00
Several “long poles,” or enabling technologies, need to be developed before establishing a Martian outpost like the one illustrated here. Credit: NASA/JPL

A new emphasis on Mars exploration was clear from the very beginning of the second Trump administration. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars,” President Donald Trump said in his inaugural address. The inclusion of Mars was not entirely unexpected. […]

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