The Artemis II crewed lunar mission launches at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 1, 2026. Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images
HOUSTON—As NASA sends humanity back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, the White House requested that the federal government add $906 million of funding for the space program’s lunar ambitions in fiscal year 2027.
This is the only program to receive a funding increase. The proposed budget is $5.6 billion lower than the year before, with funding cuts for programs including the International Space Station and the development of a robotic Mars Sample Return mission.
