The European Space Agency said on Monday it was studying the impact of U.S. budget proposals that include cuts to NASA moon programmes in which it has a role and remained open to co-operation with the U.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to axe key parts of NASA's moon program in favour of commercial alternatives and his Mars-focused agenda. It also proposes cuts to Gateway, a lunar space station in which Canada has already invested.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to cut key elements of NASA's moon program in favor of commercial alternatives and his emerging Mars-focused agenda, targeting an array of established projects in a proposed $6 billion cut to the space agency's overall budget for next year.