Senate: NASA May Get Better Budget

Posted by timothy on Wednesday September 22, 2004 @03:41AM from the tax-money-at-play dept.

colonist writes "The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill that funds NASA at $16.379 billion: $200 million more than this year, but $665 million less than President Bush's budget request. (The House version of the bill funds NASA at $15.1 billion: $229 million below this year and $1.1 billion below the request.) The shuttle budget is fully funded, but the International Space Station budget is reduced. There is initial funding for a robotic servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The budgets for the Crew Exploration Vehicle and Project Prometheus are reduced. $10 million is provided for the Centennial Challenges."

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Why? by politicsie04 · 2004-09-22 03:46 · Score: 1, Interesting

Isnt it great that NASA can get a great big increase in its budget when the US is facing its biggest budget deficit in history. The money would be better spent on reemploying all those police officers in New York who have been sacked since 9/11.
Re:What a waste. by Tumbleweed · 2004-09-22 05:02 · Score: 2, Interesting

So which would result in cheaper transport costs - a space elevator, or a rail-gun system? Anyone know?