The US administration under Republican President Donald Trump has proposed billions in cuts to NASA's budget, putting at risk major partnerships, and shifting the space agency's priorities from the moon to Mars.

Reacting to these cuts, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher emphasized "the importance of cooperation in space activities."

Ashbacher said ESA would assess the impact of the proposed NASA budget for the coming fiscal year, released on May 2, as questions remained about the "full repercussions" of the changes.

The administration's budget proposal for NASA includes cuts to the Artemis moon program As the US shifts its ambitions to Mars, cuts to its national space agency will also affect the work of European researchers — an........

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