Congress

NASA budget approved

The Senate passed the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations conference report earlier today on a 94-5 vote, following up on a 397-19 vote by the House last week. NASA administrator Michael Griffin issued a press release after the Senate passed the bill, offering “my sincere thanks to the House and Senate for endorsing and funding, for the second straight year, our activities to implement America’s Vision for Space Exploration.” Griffin also explicitly noted that the NASA budget comprises only 0.7% of the overall federal budget—perhaps to preempt anyone who might complain about the size of NASA’s appropriation.

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