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Amid cuts, Trump’s proposed NASA budget would lay waste to new Artemis launch tower
Work for now continues daily at Kennedy Space Center on a new mobile launch tower that has already cost more than $1 billion.
Elon Musk gave an update on his plan for SpaceX Starship to reach Mars: 5 things to know
SpaceX shared a video in which founder Elon Musk gave a timeline for the company's Starship to reach Mars in the years ahead.
Trump wants $1 billion for private-sector-led Mars exploration
U.S. President Donald Trump wants to tap the private sector to pave the way for human missions to Mars in a proposal that ...
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Trump’s NASA budget includes $1b for private companies to explore Mars
NASA budget proposes $1B for private companies, including SpaceX, to lead Mars missions, emphasizing cost-efficiency and ...
Ars Live: Three space journos pick apart NASA’s Mars plans
I'm incredibly excited, as part of the Ars Live series, to host a conversation with some of the very best space reporters in ...
NASA’s Houston operations dodge deepest cuts as focus shifts to Mars
NASA's 2026 budget has the Johnson Space Center losing fewer jobs than other centers. But it's also trading well-establish ...
A decade after the release of 'The Martian,' a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration
Andy Weir's bestselling story "The Martian" predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected ...
Trump pushes for $1 billion for private-sector-led Mars exploration
Donald Trump has unveiled a bold new proposal: allocating over $1 billion for Mars exploration through a public-private ...