posted: 08 January 2008 Still,Bush?s final budget request would leave NASA funded in 2009 at about a half-billiondollars below where the agency was told it would be by 2009 when Bush firstproposed four years ago building a spaceshuttle successor and going to the Moon. ?Thisincrease demonstrates the president?s commitment to funding the balancedpriorities he set forth for the agency in space exploration, Earth and spacescience, and aeronautics research,?

NASA intends to use the additionalmoney to get started in 2009 on at least two of five new Earth science missionsit expects to launch by 2015. A total of $58 billion in funding is called for, spread across three years. And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos.

NASAofficials said the proposed budget keeps the OrionCrew Exploration Vehicle and Ares 1 rocket on a schedule to make theirdebut flight to the International Space Station by March 2015. NASA beencriticized by some scientists and lawmakers the past couple years for proposingScience Mission Directorate budgets that will be outpaced by inflation. Last year?s budget, however, had forecast a nearly 17 percent declinein astrophysics spending. Science stands to get $5.57 billion or about $61 million above the requested level, while aeronautics would be funded at $625 million, $71 million above the request.

NASA Administrator Griffin spoke to reporters about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the NASA, which was released earlier in the day. WhileNASA?s 2009 request continues that trend, the White House, as previouslyannounced, included additional funds for Earth observation missions gearedtoward studying climate change. The omnibus package also directs NASA to spend $42 million this year on a robotic lunar lander project the agency canceled in 2007 saying it neither needed nor could afford such a mission.

NASA budget 2008--George Whitesides George Whitesides [executive director of the National Space Society] Thank you for the opportunity to present my views on Reauthorizing the Vision for Space Exploration. For the current fiscal year the figure is $19.3 billion, but the total is projected to fall to $18.8 billion in 2017. NASA?s 2009request, however, includes 2008 budget figures adjusted to reflect the newaccount structure. 04:08 pm ET. He talked about…, https://images.c-span.org/Files/656/196544-m.jpg, © 2020 National Cable Satellite Corporation. It was based on assumptions outlined in the Economic Report of the President. �To the disappointment of NASA supporters, lawmakers involved in the final negotiations of the omnibus bill stripped an extra $1 billion the Senate had approved for the U.S. space agency in October to help it recover financially from the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia accident. The FY 2008 budget covers federal government revenue and spending for October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008. Most of that drop -- about $256 million of it -- isdue to NASA transferring financial responsibility for its Deep Space Networksystem of ground antennas to the Space Operations Mission Directorate.

�NASA received its full $17.3 billion request for 2008 in the omnibus spending bill U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law Dec. 26. Still,the proposed budget would leave Heliophysics with a real cut of $7.5 million.

Alan Stern,NASA associate administrator for science, said the Earth science increase waspaid for by the reductions to astrophysics, heliophysics, and planetary scienceprograms.

In 1994 NASA's aeronautics budget was $1.54 billion.

Furthermore, the federal aeronautics budget reflects NASA's need to focus its resources on other priorities.

Preliminary work on a long-desired Mars sample return mission that would launch by 2020. But the legislation which combined 11 unfinished spending bills into a single $555 billion package, by no means rubber stamps NASA’s request. Under theannual spending proposal Bush sent to Congress on Monday, NASA would get$17.614 billion for 2009, a 1.7 percent increase over the agency?s recentlyenacted 2008 budget.

Administrator Michael Griffin talked with two reporters about NASA’s budget, retiring the space shuttle, international…, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced the decision to have a space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space…, Mr. Griffin and Mr. Gerstenmaier talked to the reporters about the status of scheduled launch of the space shuttle…, Mr. Griffin testified about spending requests and programs contained in the 2007 budget for NASA. This is a topic which I consider important beyond the realm of exploration.

About $1.37billion of NASA?s $4.4 billion Science budget would go to Earth Science in2009, a 6.8 percent increase over 2008. In responseto congressional direction, NASA?s budget now is divided into seven accountsinstead of the traditional three.

He also answered questions about the spending requests… VIDEO: A New Era of Exploration with NASA's Orion and Ares, Inspiring future space explorers: Q&A with former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? NASA DeputyAdministrator Shana Dale said the agency?s budget would grow at slightly aboveinflation, or 2.4 percent, between 2010 and 2013. NASA’s science and aeronautics research mission directorates, meanwhile, NASA?sAeronautics Research Mission Directorate would be funded at $446 million in2009, about $65 million less than Congress provided for 2008. Money to begin work on an ambitious Solar Probe mission. ?We are making steady progress in achieving thesegoals.? NASA's FY 2009 budget request, a 1.8% increase over FY 2008, addresses a balanced set of priorities among these goals for our Nation's civil space and aeronautics programs as set forth by

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NY 10036. New York, NASA?srequest also would restore the money Congress cut from the $500 millionCommercial Orbital Transportation Services demonstration program late lastyear. It was $17.78 billion in 2009 and fell to $16.86 billion in 2013. The bill also provides non-requested

He also answered questions about the spending requests from reporters. NASA?sAstrophysics budget, meanwhile, would drop 13 percent in 2009 as programsincluding the James Webb Space Telescope exit their peek years of developmentactivity. You will receive a verification email shortly. It discussed … Thank you for signing up to Space.

Unlike welfare and entitlement programs, NASA’s overall budget has been relatively flat in the Obama years.

NASA?sPlanetary Science budget also would go up by just under 7 percent in 2009, butthat is significantly less than the 20 percent hike forecasted for the divisionthis time last year.

Part of the difference is explained by NASA?s decisionlate last year to postponeits next Mars Scout mission two years to 2013, saving some near-termdevelopment costs. Heliophysics,the NASA division dedicated to studying the sun, also faces a budget cut in2009 under the White House plan, although not as severe as it first appears.NASA?s request includes $577.3 million for Heliophysics for 2009, down from$840.9 million this year. The budget was submitted in January 2007. Space News Staff Writer

both were funded slightly above the agency’s request. Science stands to get $5.57 billion or about $61 million above the requested level, while aeronautics would be funded at $625 million, $71 million above the request. The NASA Authorization Act of 2010, passed on October 11, 2010, authorized funds for NASA for fiscal year 2011–2013, and enacted many of his stated space policy goals.

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Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer. NASA budget 2008--Frederick Tarantino Frederick Tarantino [CEO and president of Universities Space Research Association] Chairman Nelson, Ranking Member Vitter, and members of the subcommittee, Thank you for inviting me to testify before you on the reauthorization of NASA and the Vision for Space Exploration. Congress differed with NASA’s proposed spending priorities by directing unsought funding towards the agency’s science and aeronautics research programs at the expense of exploration-driven initiatives. Launch date still to be determined.

Congress differed with NASA’s proposed spending priorities by directing unsought funding towards the agency’s science and aeronautics research programs at the expense of exploration-driven initiatives. NASA FY 2009 Budget Request Summary NASA's Mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. By FY07 the aeronautics budget was cut to $594 million. SpaceX just launched its 100th successful Falcon rocket flight.

Visit our corporate site. WhileNASA?s overall budget has not grown as quickly as many space supporters wouldlike, the amount of funding devoted to the Exploration Systems MissionDirectorate -- the part of the agency responsible for building the newspacecraft and rockets needed to service the international space station andsend astronauts to the Moon -- continues to increase at a steady clip. The bill directs NASA to spend at least $40 million next year getting started on a slate of new Earth science missions recommended by a National Academy of Sciences panel.

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Space is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Dale said during a press conference hereannouncing the budget. One of the bill’s biggest departures from NASA’s science plans is a provision requiring the agency to spend $38.4 million this year on the Space Interferometry Mission, a multibillion-dollar space telescope project that NASA wants to postpone indefinitely.

Please refresh the page and try again. Bush?srequest includes $3.5 billion for Exploration Systems for 2009, an 11 percentincrease over the 2008 budget. The White House pegs the rate of inflation forresearch-intensive agencies such as NASA at around 2.3 percent. The FY09 budget reflects further cuts at $447 million.

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WASHINGTON-- President George W. Bush is proposing a largely stay-the-course budget forNASA, holding the U.S. space agency to an increase for 2009 that would be lessthan the rate of inflation. funding for projects NASA had either shelved or canceled in order to focus on higher priorities. Some of theother highlights of NASA?s 2009 budget request include:?

But the legislation which combined 11 unfinished spending bills into a single $555 billion package, by no means rubber stamps NASA’s request. Receive news and offers from our other brands? The bill also provides non-requested. NASA Administrator Griffin spoke to reporters about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the NASA, which was released earlier in the day.