Investing.com -- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing a $6 billion reduction to NASA’s budget for the upcoming year. The proposed budget cut targets key elements of NASA’s moon program, with a shift towards commercial alternatives and a Mars-focused agenda.

The proposed cuts are part of a broader shift in focus for the space agency, away from the moon and towards Mars. This is in line with President Trump’s emerging Mars-focused agenda, which is increasingly prioritizing commercial alternatives to government-led space exploration.

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