In 2023, the White House has proposed a $26 billion budget for NASA, which is nearly $2 billion higher than the current fiscal year’s budget.
According to NASA officials, the funding will allow the agency to support Artemis lunar landings, Earth science, climate change mitigation, economic growth, and other projects as it works toward its goal of sending humans to Mars by 2040.
The President’s budget proposal is “more than a figure, statistic, or fact,” according to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
“The Biden-Harris Administration’s faith in the exceptional staff that makes NASA the finest place to work in the federal government is reflected in this budget.”
“It’s a bet on the businesses and colleges that collaborate with NASA in all 50 states, as well as the good-paying jobs that result. It’s a vote of confidence in our missions as we enter a new age of exploration and discovery “According to Nelson,
Deep space exploration is budgeted at $7.6 billion dollars. NASA’s Artemis missions will put the first woman and person of color on the Moon’s surface, advance the United States’ scientific understanding of the Moon, and test technologies that will pave the way for human exploration of Mars.
The Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System are both funded with $4.7 billion for Common Exploration Systems Development to facilitate lunar missions (SLS). For astronauts, the budget is $1.5 billion.
NASA will be able to boost competition in the development of the ultimate method of transportation required to transfer personnel to the lunar surface by using moon landers.
The budget would enhance NASA’s Earth science spending for climate and weather monitoring and measurement by $2.4 billion, which will go toward Earth-observing satellites and associated research.
NASA wants to help commercial space endeavors as well. The $1.4 billion set out in the budget for space technology research and development will help the US commercial space industry grow, improve mission capabilities, generate good-paying jobs, and save costs.
Aeronautics research has received $970 million in funding. This includes $500 million for programs such as the Sustainable Flight National Partnership to construct a next-generation passenger aircraft to lessen aviation’s climate effect.
With $150 million for the Office of STEM Engagement for education and engagement activities, this budget would allow NASA to enhance its support for educational activities, including those that focus on historically underserved communities.
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