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NASA Has Some Very Bad News About Its Mars Spacecraft
NASA planetary science division director Louise Prockter conceded that the agency is "very unlikely" to recover its MAVEN Mars orbiter.
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Congress rejects President Trump's deep NASA budget cuts, proposes $24.4 billion for the agency
The White House allocated just $18.8 billion to the space agency — a 24% decrease from the previous year's funding — in its 2026 federal budget request, which was released last spring. The cuts were particularly harsh toward NASA's science portfolio, which was given just $3.9 billion — a drop of about 75%.
NASA lost contact with the MAVEN probe in Mars orbit, and teams are working to reestablish communications after an unexpected anomaly.
NASA’s Mars to Table challenge invites innovators worldwide to design space-ready food systems. Winners share $750,000 prize and create sustainable meals for astronauts on long-duration missions to Mars.