The American space agency received $ 1,000 million to start human missions to Mars, while accelerating lunar exploration and adjusts its programs towards space leadership.
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NASA could land on Mars as soon as in 2026, thanks to a budget injection of one billion dollars included in the proposal for fiscal year 2026 of the United States government. This was confirmed on Wednesday a spokesman for the agency to the EFE agency, highlighting that alternative launch windows are also being evaluated by 2028.
The budgetary proposal presented by the Trump administration redefines the country’s spatial priorities, with a strong approach to the human exploration of the solar system. In addition to the millionaire game for Mars, the document provides more than 7,000 million dollars for lunar missions, reaffirming the goal of returning to the moon before China.
“We are evaluating all the opportunities to test technologies that allow human landing on Mars,” said the spokesman, without providing technical details but highlighting the opening to International collaborations. The approach is double: strengthen lunar exploration and, in parallel, advance in the colonization of the red planet.
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In this context, Spacex, the company founded by Elon Musk, is positioned as a key strategic partner. His work with reusable rockets and his vision of reducing the costs of space trips fit with NASA’s new vision, which seeks to transfer projects to the private sector and adopt more economical commercial systems.
The budget also proposes important cuts and transitions. It includes the closure of expensive programs such as the return of samples from Mars, a reduction in the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) and the decrease in on -board investigations. The objective is to prepare the progressive retirement of the ISS by 2030, replacing it with commercial space stations.
NASA’s interim administrator, Janet Petro, remarked that the proposal seeks to prioritize science and critical technology. With this reconfiguration, the agency not only accelerates its course towards Mars, but also fully enters a strategic career with China due to the space leadership of the 21st century.
Source: EFE
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