Senate Appropriators Provide Only A Portion Of What NASA Wanted

Senate Appropriations: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies FY 2021

"National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - $23.5 billion. The bill provides an increase of $866 million above the funding level for the previous year. It includes a funding increase of $689 million for human exploration activities related to returning U.S. Astronauts to the Moon. Funding levels for the Space Launch System, Orion, and associated ground systems remain unchanged from previous year levels, while funding for lunar landing systems is funded at $1 billion. Also provided is $120 million to restore funding for NASA's STEM education programs while also funding ongoing science missions, including the Roman telescope and PACE, and continuing critical aeronautics research."

Keith's note: NASA has been seeking $3 billion for Artemis systems including the Human Landing System to meet their current 2024 landing goal. Without this funding NASA has said that it would be rather difficult to accomplish this goal. The Senate has allotted more ($1 billion) that the House has ($628 million) but it still falls far short of what NASA says that it needs.

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