Updated budget plans by the Trump administration outline a focus on sending astronauts to Mars.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought outlined the spending plan in a letter to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who chairs the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

The communication points to an increase in planned spending by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). “By allocating over $7 billion for lunar exploration and introducing $1 billion in new investments for Mars-focused programs,” the letter outlined, “the Budget ensures that America’s human space exploration efforts remain unparalleled, innovative and efficient.”

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