Trump’s 2026 NASA budget proposal would cancel or defund it, calling it too costly and saying its goals could be achieved by future human Mars missions, which jeopardizes bringing Perseverance’s rock samples back to Earth. This shift in funding away from science toward crewed exploration has put MSR’s future in serious doubt and could hand China an edge in returning Mars samples first. Want more interesting content like this ? Follow gravitonomy :) Via : Unknown No copyright infringement intended. Kindly DM for Credit/Removal/Collaboration :) #mars #perseverancerover #science #space #nasa