Amended Space Policy Calls for Commercial, International Partners for Moon, Mars

The U.S. will "lead [a] program of exploration with commercial and international partners" that starts with missions beyond low earth orbit, then exploration and use of the moon, followed by manned missions to Mars, President Donald Trump said in an amendment to the 2010 national space policy in Thursday's Federal Register. It replaced a directive that NASA begin crewed missions beyond the moon by 2025 and a manned orbit of Mars by the mid-2030s.