NASA's Chief of Human Spaceflight, William H. Gerstenmaier, said his agency "was unable to put a date" on a manned Mars Mission because of a "lack of funds".

President Donald J. Trump signed a bill in March approving $19.5 billion for the project targeted for 2025.

NASA stands for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration.

Gerstenmaier's snub was made while Vice President (V.P.) Mike Pence was visiting NASA. The National Space Council, an advisory group to Congress headed by Pence, is responsible for supervising the Mission.

The Daily Mail, Britain's second largest daily newspaper, said they were "embarrassed" at NASA's snub of manned Mars Mission.

How long Gerstenmaier will keep his job is subject to speculation.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4694836/NASA-boss-admits-t-afford-manned-missions-Mars.html

Here is the NASA web site outlining new development in the Mars Mission:

https://mars.nasa.gov/news/

President Donald Trump signs new bill into law, authorizing $19.5 billion in funding to NASA to further space exploration and develop manned missions to Mars and the Moon.

https://science.house.gov/news/press-releases/president-signs-nasa-transition-authorization-act

NASA's Chief of Human Spaceflight announced July 12 that the U.S. space agency does not currently have enough money to send a manned mission to Mars by the 2030s.

https://brassballs.blog/home/asteroid-mining-is-220-million-dollar-venture-for-luxembourg

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Updated March 13th, 2020