The Trump-Vance Administration released toplines of the President's budget for Fiscal Year 2026, focusing on accelerating human space exploration of the Moon and Mars with a fiscally responsible approach.
The budget includes increased funding for lunar exploration and new investments for Mars-focused programs to ensure America's space exploration efforts.
The budget transitions the Artemis campaign to a more sustainable approach for lunar exploration, retires the SLS rocket and Orion capsule after Artemis III, and focuses on collaboration with international partners.
NASA's budget emphasis is on core mission space exploration, ending certain programs, optimizing resources, and preparing for the transition to commercial replacements for the International Space Station in 2030.