NASA To Receive Significantly More Money Than It Asked For Next Year

Here's an article about how NASA's budget has been increased for next year, even beyond what the agency asked for in certain areas.

https://www.iflscience.com/space/nasa-receive-significantly-more-money-it-asked-next-year

Looks like the planetary exploration programs have gotten a boost, which is great. And the added money to study a mission to Europa is a nice surprise. SLS and Orion get an increase too (could it have anything to do with the Russians becoming more belligerent?).

ThirstyBarbarian said:

(could it have anything to do with the Russians becoming more belligerent?).

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Could it have anything to do with anything other than that?

ThirstyBarbarian said:

Here's an article about how NASA's budget has been increased for next year, even beyond what the agency asked for in certain areas.

https://www.iflscience.com/space/nasa-receive-significantly-more-money-it-asked-next-year

Looks like the planetary exploration programs have gotten a boost, which is great. And the added money to study a mission to Europa is a nice surprise. SLS and Orion get an increase too (could it have anything to do with the Russians becoming more belligerent?).

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Nah... SLS/Orion isn't about the Russians, or replacing their capabilities on ISS...

SLS/Orion is the big pork-barrel project that the Congressvermin and their favorite big aerospace contractors and lobbyists can all make the most money off of, therefore it's the priority.

Good to see planetary science/robotic missions getting a little uptick in the funding too... as well as commercial crew being funded a little better, almost like it's SOME kind of a priority, finally...

Commercial crew is the only thing near-term that poses any sort of alternative to just continuing to buy seats on Soyuz from Russia... yet Congress has CONSISTENTLY under-funded it since it was put in place...

Later! OL JR