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- Fox said that NASA plans to spend $310 million on MSR in the current fiscal year, near the low end of the range offered by congressional appropriators in the final omnibus spending bill last month. That is a little less than one third of the $949.3 million that NASA originally requested for MSR in its 2024 budget proposal.
- Build on the successful Artemis I mission and pave the way for a long-term presence at the Moon. The budget’s $8.1 billion to enable unprecedented lunar exploration activities also will prepare for the next giant leap, sending astronauts to Mars, through NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach.
- Further new scientific discovery in our solar system and beyond. The budget provides $949 million for the U.S.- led Mars Sample Return mission, which will return rock and soil samples to Earth to expand our understanding of the solar system and pave the way for human exploration.
- Support a future in low-Earth orbit. Regular crewed missions to the International Space Station will enable multiple commercial partners to build a robust space economy where NASA is one of many customers.
- Advance U.S. leadership in technology innovation in aviation and space. The budget invests more than $500 million in a suite of technologies that will help meet the administration’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions from the aviation sector no later than 2050.
Mar 3, 2024 · The report directs NASA to spend no less than $300 million, the amount in the Senate bill, on MSR, and up to the request of $949.3 million, the amount in the House bill.
Apr 15, 2024 · NASA now says it will seek $200 million for the program. Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s planetary science division, said at the town hall meeting that the $200 million will come from a line...
May 8, 2024 · NASA proposes spending just $300 million on the sample return mission this year and $200 million next year, which is just enough to string the program along as its future is figured out.
Apr 15, 2024 · The current plan has an orbiter launching in 2027, a lander launching in 2028, and pristine Mars samples coming to Earth in 2033. Fingers crossed the new recommendations offer a way to meet those timelines. We're about to find out what's happening with NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission.
Mar 6, 2024 · It is $500 million. A bipartisan congressional agreement on NASA's final budget for the current fiscal year offers a glimmer of hope that the space agency's ambitious but troubled effort to...
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Nov 13, 2023 · A recent independent review concluded MSR will cost between $8 billion and $11 billion. NASA is currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR) that funds programs at fiscal year 2023...
