Sequestration Would Slice NASA’s Budget by $1.4 Billion
The White House has submitted a report to Congress on $100 billion in budget cuts under the sequestration law., NASA would experience a $1.4 billion reduction from its current $17.7 billion budget to $16.3 billion.
Below are the Office of Management and Budget’s estimates of NASA’s sequestration cuts unless Congress and the White House can work out a deal to avoid them.
| ESTIMATED NASA SEQUESTRATION CUTS | |
| ACCOUNT | REDUCTION (MILLIONS) |
| Science | $417 |
| Space Operations | $346 |
| Exploration | $309 |
| Cross Agency Support | $246 |
| Aeronautics | $47 |
| Space Technology | $47 |
| Construction, Environmental Compliance and Remediation | $32 |
| Education | $11 |
| Office of Inspector General | $3 |
| TOTAL: | $1,458 |
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