House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves $17.9 Billion Budget for NASA
The Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee has approved a $17.9 billion budget measure to fund NASA in FY 2015. The amount is $250 million more than the space agency is receiving in FY 2014. The measure now goes to the full Appropriations Committee.
The table below shows funding by program.
| Program | Amount | Notes |
| Science | $5.193 Billion | $42 million above FY 2014 enacted level |
| Exploration | $4.167 Billion | See note below |
| Space Operations | $3.885 Billion | |
| Safety, Security & Mission Services | $2.779 Billion | |
| Space Technology | $620 Million | |
| Aeronautics | $666 Million | $100 million above FY 2014 enacted level |
| Construction, Environmental Compliance | $446 Million | |
| Education | $106 Million | |
| Office of Inspector General | $34 Million |
Exploration Budget: $4.167 Billion
Space Launch System: $1.915 billion
Orion Crew Vehicle: $1.14 billion ($1.6 million for launch vehicle development; $315 million for exploration ground systems)
Commercial Crew: $785 million
The overall exploration budget is $54 million above that enacted for FY 2014. The Commercial Crew program would receive $89 million more than $696 million it is receiving for FY 2014. However, the requested amount is $63 million less than the $848 million requested by the Obama Administration.
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I can’t believe, after all the recent events, they’re STILL going to underfund commercial crew by 10’s of millions of dollars (and thus set themselves up to pay HUNDREDS of millions of US taxpayer dollars to Russia for yet another buy of seats on the Soyuz).
Shame.
That is unless the Russians say stuff you, if you want to apply sanctions to us then you do not fly on our spacecraft. Then Oops no US access to ISS. Got to love the US Congress for it deep understanding of the real world.
Just got to love it. The house republicans are still trying to keep their SLS alive and will continue to gut private space and fund russia rather than lose the SLS as a job’s bill.
It is time for me to attend Coffman’s BS meeting and call him on this.