NASA Budget Markup Today — Will Money for Exploration be Restored?

The full House Appropriations Committee will markup the bill that includes NASA’s FY2010 funding (the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill) at 11:00 am today, June 9, in 2359 Rayburn House Office Building. According to the committee’s website, the markup will be webcast.

This is a crucial step for NASA’s budget and the Constellation program. Last week, the CJS subcommittee cut $700 million from President Obama’s $3.9 billion request for the program on the basis that a “time out” is needed while the Augustine panel deliberates on options for NASA’s future human space flight program. The Orlando Sentinel reports on two Florida lawmakers who are lobbying to get the funds restored.