NASA’s FY2019 Budget Request is a free SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that tracked the FY2019 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as it worked its way through Congress. President Trump requested $19.892 billion for NASA in FY2019, but Congress appropriated $21.500 billion, a significant increase. The fact sheet was updated throughout the budget process. This is the final version, dated February 25, 2019.
NASA’s FY2018 Budget Request is a free SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that tracked the FY2018 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as it worked its way through Congress. President Trump requested $19.092 billion for NASA, $561.1 million less than Congress appropriated for FY2017. Congress rejected that proposal, significantly increasing NASA’s budget to $20.7 billion. This is final version of this fact sheet, dated March 26, 2018.
NASA’s FY2017 Budget Request is a free SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that summarized and analyzed President Obama’s FY2017 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and congressional action on it. The fact sheet also tracked congressional action on a new NASA authorization bill, culminating in enactment of the 2017 NASA Transition Authorization Act. This final version of the fact sheet is dated May 19, 2017.
NASA’s FY2016 Budget Request is a free SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that summarizes the NASA’s budget request and explains the key issues the request will face as it makes its way through Congress. The key issues this year are the request for NASA’s earth science program, its planetary science program, the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), and priorities between the Space Launch System/Orion versus commercial crew. The fact sheet is updated routinely to reflect congressional actions and other developments. This version is dated December 22, 2015.
NASA’s FY2015 Budget Request is a free SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that briefly describes President Obama’s FY2015 budget request for NASA and includes four tables identifying the request for specific NASA activities. The fact sheet is updated as the request moves through Congress. For FY2015, President Obama also is requesting funds for NASA as part of his Opportunity, Growth and Security Initiative (OGSI) and that request is also discussed in this report. This report was updated routinely throughout 2014. This is the final version and is dated January 3, 2015.
NASA’s FY2014 Budget Request is a free SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that includes a table showing how much money NASA is requesting for FY2014 in each of its accounts and subaccounts compared to how much it received for FY2013 after two rescissions and the sequester were applied to NASA’s FY2013 budget. The fact sheet then tracks congressional action on the FY2014 request, showing how much was approved by each of the congressional authorization and appropriations committees that consider NASA’s funding request and how much NASA received in the final FY2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act (“the omnibus”). The final version of this fact sheet is dated March 4, 2014.
NASA’s FY2013 Budget Request is a SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that tracked NASA’s FY2013 budget request as it worked its way through Congress. The fact sheet summarizes three key issues that arose while Congress debated the bill: robotic Mars exploration, whether to transfer NOAA’s weather satellite programs to NASA, and funding for the commercial crew program.
This edition of the fact sheet includes final funding figures for NASA from its FY2013 operating plan, which was approved in August 2013. NASA has not released the operating plan to the public, but provided the figures in this fact sheet upon request by SpacePolicyOnline.com on August 29, 2013. In addition, it includes a chart using data provided by NASA’s planetary science division director with additional details on the final FY2013 funding figures for specific planetary exploration programs. This final version is dated August 29, 2013.
NOAA’s FY2019 Request for Satellites is a free SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that tracks the FY2019 budget request for procurement, acquisition and construction (PAC) of NOAA’s satellites as it worked its way through Congress. The request for FY2019 was $1.4 billion. Congress appropriated $1.45 billion. This is the final version of the fact sheet, dated March 12, 2019.
NOAA’s FY2018 Budget Request for Satellites is a free SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that tracked the FY2018 budget request as it worked its way through Congress. The Trump Administration requested $1.579.5 billion for NOAA’s satellite programs, a reduction of $399.3 million from FY2017. In the 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress appropriated $1,857.2 million, $277.7 million more than requested, primarily for NOAA’s next two polar orbiting weather spacecraft. This is the FINAL VERSION of this fact sheet and is dated March 23, 2018.
NOAA’s FY2017 Budget Request for Satellites is a free SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that tracked the FY2017 budget request for NOAA’s satellite programs as it worked its way through Congress. The FY2017 request was $2.063 billion. Congress appropriated $1.979 billion. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part of the Department of Commerce, operates the nation’s civil weather satellites and other environmental satellites. This is the final edition of this fact sheet and is dated May 20, 2017.