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September 24, 2004
Senate restores NASA funding
The US Senate Appropriations Committee just this week approved their version of the 2005 VA-HUD appropriations bill, which includes NASA among the independent agencies covered. The base appropriation of $16.379 billion was considerably less than the administration request, but an addition $800 million in "emergency" money was tacked on, to cover shuttle return to flight and Hubble telescope repair, and possibly repairs from hurricane damage. space.com was among the news agencies with reports about the Senate bill.
It does include more funding for the new exploration vision than the House version, but the extra money for shuttle and Hubble mean it is still less than was originally requested. Time to call your senators and either thank them for their support of this bill, or recommend they vote for it when it comes to the floor.
Posted by apsmith at September 24, 2004 01:51 PM
