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NASA Mars Exploration Program Total (1995–2025)

TAM estimateTAM estimate

NASA Mars Exploration Program Total (1995–2025)

~$20B cumulative

as of 2025-01-01^[1]

Cumulative NASA MEP budget from Mars Global Surveyor through Perseverance extended operations

The cited figure

~$20B cumulativeas of 2025-01-01^[1]Cumulative NASA MEP budget from Mars Global Surveyor through Perseverance extended operations

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[1] The Planetary Society — Budget Analysis — retrieved 2026-06-01

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