Photo: Science Photo Library RF
- The White House has requested a $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023 to fund the Artemis moon landings.
- The money would also help NASA in its quest to send astronauts to Mars by 2040.
- A NASA spokesman said Monday "Our goal is to apply what we've learned living and operating on the moon and continue then out into the solar system. Our plan is for humans to walk on Mars by 2040."
- If NASA's plan works, its inspector said the agency's next moon landing will likely come in 2026.