PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- "Titania. Explore future of life on Titan. I want to explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in case a huge comet could crash into Earth," read Anika Lal, a third-grader at BASIS Pflugerville, from her recent essay. Anika Lal wants to work for NASA and be an astronaut when she grows up. (Todd Bailey/KXAN) Lal is one of two semifinalists from the region in the Future Engineers' fourth annual Power to Explore Challenge. Her essay explores a proposed trip to Saturn's moon Titan and includes a design for a spacecraft she designed called Titania. "When I found out that it's about moons, then I wanted to do it a lot, because I didn't just want to know about the moon for Earth. I wanted to know about other moons. I wanted to learn about more moons," Lal said. The program is one of several funded by Future Engineers in partnership with NASA. "It's just exposing kids to the possibility that you could actually do this, and we would like them to come join us someday to help solve our problems and make the world a better place," said Kristin Jansen, a public affairs officer with NASA. Budget cuts and space These programs are just one of the many parts of the space administration facing cuts. On Friday April 11, science news site Ars Technica reported that a draft copy of President Trump's proposed NASA budget saw 20% of the space administration's funding cut. Science programs could see up to 50% budget cuts. Rock crusher near youth camp could be ‘crushed’ by new legislation In a report by The Hill, President Trump's advisor, Elon Musk, called the news "troubling." The proposed budget must undergo review before it is approved. Anika Lal explains the space craft she designed, Titania. (Todd Bailey/KXAN) The total budget sits around $25 billion, while the STEM outreach 2025 budget accounts for $143.5 million dollars. "We've been able to actually decrease costs by using this particular contract to do some of this work for us," Jansen said. She also said that NASA is looking to have more contracts with outside partners to further expand STEM outreach. This will mean reduced costs on NASA's end. "We want them to start thinking about, what else do they want to learn? What else could we discover?" Jansen said. Young minds "I believe my super power's imagination. I can bring new ideas for designing the Titania basic prototype, like a mini drone that can fly with the camera to take pictures, and a parachute to land safely on methane lakes," Lal read from the last few lines of her essay. Atomic age goes smaller: Austin company unveils next-generation nuclear power plant Finalists for the program will be announced on April 23. Winners will be announced on May 7. If Lal wins, she will get a trip to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH. ...read more read less