The NASA logo is displayed at the Earth Information Center exhibit

The NASA logo is displayed at the Earth Information Center exhibit

 Stefani REYNOLDS

President Donald Trump's proposed NASA budget released Friday puts crewed missions to the Moon and Mars front and center -— slashing science and climate programs as it seeks to shrink the agency's funding by nearly a quarter.

The plan would significantly overhaul flagship programs, phasing out the government-owned Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew capsule, and eliminating the planned lunar space station known as Gateway.

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