The administration of United States President Donald Trump has ordered NASA to explore commercial pathways for crewed missions to Mars and safe returns to Earth. The directive is part of a new national policy aimed at significantly expanding the United States' overall space transportation capabilities.
The initiative focuses on leveraging commercial partnerships and routes to achieve human spaceflight to the Red Planet. By opening these exploratory efforts to commercial avenues, the policy seeks to harness private sector capabilities to meet national space exploration objectives.
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