{"id":62845,"date":"2025-08-06T15:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/62845\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:07:09","slug":"nasas-proposed-budget-eyes-human-exploration-of-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/62845\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s proposed budget eyes human exploration of Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new emphasis on Mars exploration was clear from the very beginning of the second Trump administration. \u201cWe will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars,\u201d President Donald Trump said in his inaugural address.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews.
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