NASA FY 2015 budget supports asteroids, Europa, and commercial crew, but sacrifices SOFIA

By Jeff Foust on 2014 March 5 at 2:36 am ET

First, let’s set the table (figuratively and literally) for NASA’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal:

Account FY14 Omnibus FY15 PBR FY15 PBR + OGSI SCIENCE $5,151.2 $4,972.0 $5,159.3 – Earth Science $1,826.0 $1,770.3 – Planetary Science $1,345.0 $1,280.3 – Astrophysics $668.0 $607.3 – JWST $658.2 $645.4 – Heliophysics $654.0 $668.9 SPACE TECHNOLOGY $576.0 $705.5 $805.5 […]

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What to look for on budget day

By Jeff Foust on 2014 March 4 at 7:00 am ET

Today’s the day the Obama Administration releases its fiscal year 2015 budget proposal. The Office of Management and Budget will release the overall budget documents likely by mid-morning, and NASA will release its detailed budget proposal at 1 pm EST in advance of a 2 pm briefing. (That briefing was originally, and curiously, slated to […]

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In JSC’s district, space is a minor issue for GOP congressional candidates

By Jeff Foust on 2014 March 2 at 10:25 am ET

On Tuesday, voters go to the polls in Texas for party primaries. Among the more interesting races will be the Republican nomination for the state’s 36th congressional district, which is up for grabs after the district’s current representative, Steve Stockman, decided to run against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican Senate primary. The 36th […]

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