The space agency says it is 'on the cusp of accomplishing more than we've ever been able to accomplish before'.
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NASA has said President Trump's budget for the agency is"one of the strongest on record" as it plans a new lunar outpost - despite a significant cut to its overall funding. The proposed budget is $500m less than last year but still offers $21bn to"continue building the key components of the exploration campaign that will send astronauts to the moon and beyond".
These include a new heavy-lift rocket as well as a"Lunar Gateway" outpost which will be orbiting the moon by the mid 2020s, and lunar landers to deliver cargo there by the late 2020s.The budget - for the fiscal year 2020 - also provides money to work towards a manned mission to the moon by 2028. NASA flew six manned missions to the surface of the moon, beginning with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in July 1969, up to Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt in December 1972."If there's one thing to take away from today's moon to Mars event, it is that NASA is on the cusp of accomplishing more than we've ever been able to accomplish before," said Mr Bridenstine
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