releases: http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/nasa-gets-boost-in-congressional-budget-deal
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| http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/nasa-gets-boost-in-congressional-budget-deal | NASA gets boost in Congressional budget deal | 2015-12-16 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | FL | Bill Nelson | N000032 | www.billnelson.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. The nations space agency is set to get a significant boost in funding next year thanks to the massive spending bill congressional leaders unveiled last night, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Nelson, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee which oversees NASA, is a long-time proponent of the nations space program and one of the leading architects of NASAs plan to build a new monster rocket and crew capsule for deep space exploration.The $1.1 trillion budget includes roughly $4 billion for space exploration which Nelson says is enough to keep the new space launch system on track for its first crewed mission set to launch as early as 2021. "We are going back into space with Americans on American rockets, and we are going to Mars, Nelson said on the Senate floor Wednesday. Overall, the space agency would get $19.3 billion, a significantly higher amount than the roughly $18 billion NASA received last year. Included in this years total is $3.27 billion for the agency to continue work on its new space launch system and Orion crew capsule, nearly $400 million more than these programs received last year. The bill also includes $1.24 billion for the continued development of NASAs commercial crew program which will enable the agency to once again launch American astronauts on American-made rockets, instead of relying on the Russians for rides to the space station. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |