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The following charts detail the amount of federal funding allotted to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) each year over its' past forty-nine year history (1958-2007) to operate aeronautics research, unmanned planetary and manned space exploration programs. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nations public space program. ... Six F-16 Fighting Falcons with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team fly in delta formation in front of the Empire State Building. ... Space exploration is the physical exploration of outer space, both by human spaceflights and by robotic spacecraft. ...

Annual budget breakdown through the years 1958-2007

As seen in the year-by-year breakdown listed above, the total amounts (in real dollars) that NASA has been budgeted from 1958 to 2007 amounts to $419.420 billion dollars -- an average of $8.559 billion per year. Measured in real terms (Meaning: if the value of $1.00 in 2007 equaled the value of $1.00 in 1958), the figure is $618.412 billion, or an average of $12.681 billion dollars per year over its' forty-nine year history. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nations public space program. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a body within the Executive Office of the President of the United States which is tasked with coordinating United States Federal agencies. ... A consumer price index (CPI) along with a population census, is one of the two most important products of national statistical offices. ...

NASA's yearly budgets chart, adjusted for Inflation (1958-2005) vs. the relative cost of project Apollo

As this chart shows, NASA's budget peaked in 1966, during the height of construction efforts leading up to the first moon landing under Project Apollo. At its peak, the Apollo program involved more than 34,000 NASA employees and 375,000 employees of industrial and university contractors. Roughly two to four cents out of every U.S. tax dollar (or 4% of the total federal budget -- adjusted for inflation in today's dollars) was being devoted to the space program. This linegraph was created by Wikipedia user Benjamin. ... Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America (NASA) using the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, conducted during the years 1961 – 1975. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... A contractor is in a legal sense one who enters into a binding agreement to perform a certain service or provide a certain product in exchange for valuable consideration, usually money but sometimes other goods or services in a barter arrangement. ...

In March of 1966, NASA told Congress the "run-out cost" of the Apollo program to put men on the moon would be an estimated $22.718 billion for the 13 year program which eventually did accomplished six successful missions between July 1969 and December 1972. According to Steve Garber, the NASA History website curator, the final cost of project Apollo was between $20 and $25 billion.

Using the Consumer Price Index, it would work out to about $136 billion in contemporary dollars -- but this would not be a very good measure since the CPI does not reflect the cost of rockets and launch pads. Using the broader based Gross Domestic Product deflator gives a present cost of $110 billion. The alternative of using the wage series would be a rough measure of the labor cost in current terms and it would be $149 billion. By using the GDP per capita, we are measuring the cost in terms of average product and would get a number of $237 billion. A consumer price index (CPI) along with a population census, is one of the two most important products of national statistical offices. ... Nominal GDP per person (capita) in 2006. ... Per capita is a Latin phrase meaning for each head. ...

Finally, a way to consider the "opportunity cost" to society, the best measure might be the cost as a percent of GDP, and that number would be $359 billion.

This amount over thirteen years would be $28 billion per year. As a comparison, the NASA budget for the current fiscal year (2007) is $16.3 billion. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Since the decline of Apollo leading into the Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, and the Space Transportation System (also more commonly known as the space shuttle), total federal expenditures has declined to less than one percent (roughly 7/10ths of 1%) of the overall budget. Skylab was the first space station the United States launched into orbit. ... The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was the first joint flight of the U.S. and Soviet space programs. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). ... For the current mission, see STS-118 NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ...

NASA's budget, as it currently stands today

According to figures provided by the Coalition for Space Exploration, and other space advocacy groups such as the National Space Society and U.S. Space Foundation, when divided by the number of American citizens who pay their taxes on April 15, the amount of NASA's budget works out to approximately $55 USD per year per taxpayer -- $1.06 a week, or $0.15 cents a day in current 2007 spending. The Coalition for Space Exploration logo, featuring a representation of the Earth, Moon and Mars, courtesy of the CSE The Coalition for Space Exploration is a collaborative effort whose mission is to ensure the United States will remain a leader in space, science and technology – key factors that will benefit... Space advocacy is a political position that favors the exploration, utilization, and colonization of outer space. ... National Space Society logo The National Space Society (NSS) is an international nonprofit 501(c)(3), educational, and scientific organization specializing in space advocacy. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

However, a January 14, 2007 story appearing in the Houston Chronicle and other news media outlets have pointed out that Congress' failure to approve a new annual budget for NASA could force the agency to lay off workers, gut science programs or delay the development of the Orion spacecraft to return astronauts to the moon, legislators and space experts say. The crunch comes because Congress is freezing most 2007 spending at 2006 levels through Sept. 30. Therefore, NASA's budget will be held at $16.3 billion, more than $500 million short of the request made by President George W. Bush. is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Houston Chronicle is a daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. ... Orion spacecraft in lunar orbit Orion spacecraft with docked LSAM lunar lander Orion spacecraft approaching the ISS Orion during a landing on Earth The Orion Spacecraft (formerly known as the Crew Exploration Vehicle or CEV) is a proposed series of American manned and unmanned spacecraft, intended to replace the Space... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

David Steitz, a NASA public affairs spokesman said the space agency is waiting for guidance from legislators on 2007 spending and the White House proposal for the 2008 budget. "It's like planning your family's budget," he said. "Until you have the paycheck in the bank, you can't figure out what bills you're going to pay." Public affairs is a catch-all term that includes public policy as well as public administration, both of which are closely related to and draw upon the fields of political science as well as economics. ... A spokesperson (person could be replaced with the gender of the person), or spokesmodel is a person who speaks on behalf of others, but is understood not to be necessarily part of the others (e. ...

On February 1, marking the fourth anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia accident, the new Democratic majority in the U.S. Congress proposed sweeping cuts to NASA's budget that could jeopardize the future of space exploration. U.S. Representative Dave Weldon, of Florida, whose district represents many workers from NASA and Kennedy Space Center, called the cuts draconian, and accused the Democratic leadership as using NASA and the nation's space program as a piggy bank for other liberal spending priorities in an issued press release. is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet. ... David Joseph Weldon, M.D., (born August 31, 1953, Amityville, New York) is an American politician. ... A news release or press release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value. ...

"The raid on NASA's budget has begun in earnest. The cuts announced today by House Democrat leaders, if approved by Congress, would be $500 million less than NASA's current budget," said Weldon. "Clearly, the new Democrat leadership in the House isn't interested in space exploration. Their omnibus proposal lists hundreds of new increases, including a $1.3 billion increase (over 40%) for a Global AIDS fund, all at the expense of NASA."

The joint resolution that cleared the House Appropriations Committee on January 30 provides no increase for NASA over its 2006 budget of $16.2 billion. The space agency had originally sought $16.79 billion for 2007, but the budget request was tossed out when Congress decided late in 2006 to scrap all spending bills that were left unfinished at the end of the last legislative session and instead fund most agencies at their 2006 levels. According to the new budget proposal, much of the proposed cuts would come from NASA's Exploration budget, which includes funding for the new Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), the future replacement for the current shuttle fleet. According to congressman Weldon, these particular cuts would jeopardize thousands of jobs in Florida, Alabama, and Texas. A joint resolution is a legislative measure of the United States of America, designated as S.J.Res (for the Senate version) and H.J.Res (for the House version), which requires the approval of both chambers of the United States Congress. ... The Committee on Appropriations, or Appropriations Committee (often referred to as simply Appropriations, as in Hes on Appropriations) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... CEV with lunar lander CEV during a landing on earth CEV rocket, the Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) (right) along side the heavy-lift Cargo Launch Vehicle (CaLV) rocket. ...

The Coalition for Space Exploration issued a statement regarding the budget proposal on February 1, stating the funding drawdown is, "heavy blow to America's space exploration program. It will extend the gap in human space flight beyond 2014 by delaying the development of the Orion spacecraft and Ares launch vehicle. It will also extend our nation's reliance on Russia for human space flight capability."

In a report published February 4, 2007 by Florida Today, if Congress clears a mid-year spending bill as planned, it will be the seventh time since 1994 that lawmakers have approved a cut for the nation's space agency, according to an analysis of NASA budget documents. In the past, Congress has approved these cuts to NASA's budget: is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Florida Today is the major daily newspaper serving Melbourne, Brevard County and the Space Coast region of Florida. ...

• $553.8 million in fiscal 1995
• $155.5 million in fiscal 1996
• $131.7 million in fiscal 1997
• $61 million in fiscal 1998
• $51.3 million in fiscal 2000
• $10.8 million in fiscal 2004

According to the Florida Today report, five of those cuts were during Republican-led Congresses.

Unless the U.S. Senate changed the spending levels, NASA's total budget for the current fiscal year will be about $16.2 billion, about $500 million less than the previous year's spending level. President George W. Bush had requested the Congress to approve a budget of nearly $16.8 billion for NASA, approximately $545 million more than the level included in the spending bill the House passed on February 3, 2007 by a vote of 286 to 140. The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 14, the U.S. Senate voted for their final passage of House Resolution 20, a stripped-down spending measure that was previously approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on January 31. Its passage denied NASA and many other federal agencies a budget increase for 2007. For NASA, passage of H.R. 20 means the agency's remaining budget for the current fiscal year is capped at $16.2 billion, about $545 million less than it had requested for 2007. Insert non-formatted text here{| style=float:right; |- | paul is so hot sophie loves him |- | |} is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hardest hit by the recent funding cuts are the U.S. space agency's exploration program, which includes the cancellation of the Terrestrial Planet Finder and SIM Planet Quest, both managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Both missions were are part of an ongoing effort by NASA to find earthlike planets as possible homes for life in some form. Also placed at risk is the continuing development of Project Orion's CEV and Ares 1 rocket, NASA's proposed replacement vehicles for the space shuttle program. At present, both are planned to enter service by 2014, but could be delayed at least a year or more, widening the gap between its first flight after the drawdown of the space shuttle program by 2010. Such a gap would be similar to the six-year span of time of 1975-1981 between the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project and the inaugural launch of space shuttle Columbia during the flight of STS-1. Terrestrial Planet Finder - Infrared interferometer concept The Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF) is a plan by NASA for a telescope system that would be capable of detecting extrasolar terrestrial planets. ... For the singer/songwriter, see Jon Peter Lewis. ... Project Orion may mean: Project Orion is the name of one of several projects to build a laser broom for the International Space Station. ... CEV with lunar lander CEV during a landing on earth CEV rocket, the Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) (right) along side the heavy-lift Cargo Launch Vehicle (CaLV) rocket. ... This article is about the Ares I launch vehicle. ... Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet. ... The first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1, was launched April 12, 1981, and returned April 14. ...

However, as a result of the $545 million in approved cuts from NASA's original FY '07 funding request, NASA Administrator Dr. Michael D. Griffin plans to eliminate a robotic mission to the moon, cut educational programs for schoolchildren and delay development of Project Constellation. According to an April 6, 2007 story published in the Orlando Sentinel, a planned robotic mission to the moon would be eliminated in order to help free up more than $100 million in funding. Dr. Michael D. Griffin Dr. Michael Douglas Griffin (born November 1, 1949 in Aberdeen, Maryland) has been the Administrator of NASA since April 13, 2005. ... Project Constellation is NASAs current plan for space exploration. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. ...

Dr. Griffin stated in a letter sent to Congress on March 15, 2007 that, "a robotic lunar lander is not absolutely required to reduce risk for future manned lunar landings." NASA also plans to cut programs that encourage student experiments, cancel the construction of a new education complex and reduce funding for an upcoming asteroid-research mission. is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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State by state distribution and breakdown of NASA's annual budget

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Data Comparison Tables

• Table 1 -- NASA's budget compared to other federal government expenditures (1999 Data)
• Table 2 -- NASA's budget compared to various consumer expenditures (1997 Data)
• Table 3 -- NASA's budget compared to the budgets of the 50 state governments (1997 Data)
• Table 4 -- NASA's budget compared to revenues of various large corporations (1998 Data)

Sources

• Death and Taxes - A visual guide to where your Federal Tax Dollars go Proposed U.S. Federal Budget breakdown for Fiscal Year 2008
• "NASA chief set to cut projects" Orlando Sentinel - Apr. 6, 2007
• "NASA budget $550M less than hoped" Florida Today - Feb. 15, 2007
• "NASA, other agencies denied pay raise" MSNBC and Space.com - Feb. 15, 2007
• "JPL faces program cuts with fewer NASA funds" Pasadena Star News - Feb. 7, 2007
• "NASA Spending Plan Reflects White House Policy" Space News/Space.com - Feb. 5, 2007
• "Highlights of NASA's FY 2008 Budget Request" Remarks by NASA Adninistrator Michael D. Griffin's during Feb. 5, 2007 press conference at NASA Headquarters
• "NASA's FY 2008 Budget Full Report (4.2Mb PDF) - Feb. 5, 2007
• "NASA's FY 2008 Budget" Budget Summary (710Kb PDF) - Feb. 5, 2007
• "NASA FY 2008 Budget" Presentation Chart (743 Kb PDF) - Feb. 5, 2007
• "Congress may trim NASA budget" Florida Today - Feb. 4, 2007
• "Should NASA be a spending priority?" The Position Page: The Blog of the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board - Feb. 2, 2007
• "Coalition for Space Exploration Statement Regarding U.S. House of Representatives Budget Proposal" SpaceRef.com - Feb. 1, 2007
• "NASA faces budget cutbacks" Florida Today - Feb. 1, 2007
• "House budget proposal could delay shuttle replacement" Space News/Space.com - Jan. 31, 2007
• "NASA announces FY 08 budget press conference" NASA Media Advisory #M07-014 - Jan. 30, 2007
• "Planetary Society petitions President to save space science" SpaceRef.com - Jan. 22, 2007
• "Budget crunch may dim vision for NASA's future" Houston Chronicle - Jan. 14, 2007
• "IFPTE Calls for Balanced and Transparent NASA Budget Preserving Science & Aero, Core Technical Capabilities Achievable Within FY06 baseline" SpaceRef.com - Jan. 2, 2007
• NASA's portion of the Budget of the United States Government, FY 2007 Office of Management and Budget Report
• NASA 2006 Strategic Plan
• NASA 2006 Pocket Statistics
• NASA FY2006 Budget breakdown
• NASA FY2006 Performance and Accountability Report
• H.R. 3070 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (from Congressional Budget Office, July 20, 2005 - Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on Science on July 18, 2005)
• NASA Previous Years (FY2005, FY2004 and FY2003) Performance and Accountability Reports
• NASA FY2003 and Previous Years' Budget
• NASA Strategy based on long-term affordability Budget Chart - Jan. 14, 2004

See also

• Budget
• Budget overrun
• Space exploration
• Vision for Space Exploration