NASA's 2015 Budget Increase is All But Confirmed
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:13 pm
MargaritaPlanetary Society blog: NASA's 2015 Budget Increase is All But Confirmed
Senate passes the CRomnibus spending bill with $18.01 billion NASA budget
Posted by Casey Dreier
2014/12/14 07:13 UTC
...The bill now goes to President Obama, who has stated his intention to sign the legislation.
The omnibus will fund nearly all sectors of U.S. government for the remainder of the fiscal year 2015, and includes a $549 million increase to NASA above the President's request. This supports a Planetary Science Division budget of $1.44 billion, $157 million above the request and nearly $100 million above last year's amount. We'll have more details on which parts of the planetary program get the additional funds next week.
... NASA will be a stronger agency in 2015 because of this legislation, and we should appreciate that part of it.