By redirecting efforts toward what works, the Trump administration is well-positioned to ensure the first boots on Mars are American.
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 35 flight engineer Tom Mashburn during a space walk at the International Space Station in 2013.
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Could slashing large parts of NASA’s budget actually get humanity to Mars faster?
Trump’s new budget proposal redirects billions of dollars within NASA’s $25 billion budget from some NASA projects to other ones. The majority of the cuts are concentrated within the agency’s Science Mission Directorate, which oversees research on global warming, earth science, and more.
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Andrew Follett conducts research analysis for a nonprofit in the Washington, D.C., area. He previously worked as a space and science reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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Could slashing large parts of NASA’s budget actually get humanity to Mars faster?
Trump’s new budget proposal redirects billions of dollars within NASA’s $25 billion budget from some NASA projects to other ones. The majority of the cuts are concentrated within the agency’s Science Mission Directorate, which oversees research on global warming, earth science, and more.
About the Author
Andrew Follett conducts research analysis for a nonprofit in the Washington, D.C., area. He previously worked as a space and science reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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