posted 04-09-2021 12:14 PM               

Acting NASA Administrator Statement on Agency FY 2022 Discretionary Request

The Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress Friday the president's priorities for fiscal year 2022 discretionary spending. The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on the funding request:

"This $24.7 billion funding request demonstrates the Biden Administration's commitment to NASA and its partners who have worked so hard this past year under difficult circumstances and achieved unprecedented success.

"The president's discretionary request increases NASA's ability to better understand Earth and further monitor and predict the impacts of climate change. It also gives us the necessary resources to continue advancing America's bipartisan Moon to Mars space exploration plan, including landing the first woman and first person of color on the Moon under the Artemis program.

"We know this funding increase comes at a time of constrained resources, and we owe it to the president and the American people to be good and responsible stewards of every tax dollar invested in NASA. The NASA workforce and the American people should be encouraged by what they see in this funding request. It is an investment in our future, and it shows confidence in what this agency has to offer."

The president's FY 2022 discretionary funding request:

• Keeps NASA on the path to landing the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon under the Artemis program. This goal aligns with President Biden's commitment to pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all. With NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, as well as U.S. commercial partnerships with the human landing system and Gateway lunar outpost, we will send astronauts to the Moon and provide learning opportunities for future missions.

• Strengthens NASA's ability to better understand Earth and how it works as an integrated system, from our oceans to our atmosphere, how it all impacts our daily lives, and how it all is impacted by climate change.

• Furthers robotic exploration of the solar system and the universe.

• Invests in aviation to make our skies safer, our fuels cleaner, and to get you to your destination faster than ever before.

• Includes new funding for NASA's STEM engagement efforts to inspire underserved and underrepresented students to become the next generation of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and explorers.

These discretionary investments reflect only one element of the president's broader agenda. In the coming months, the administration will release the president's budget, which will present a unified, comprehensive plan to address the overlapping crises we face in a fiscally and economically responsible way.

posted 05-28-2021 03:16 PM               

NASA Administrator Statement on President's FY 2022 Funding Request

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson:

"The Biden-Harris Administration's fiscal year 2022 funding request is an investment in America's future. Agency activities contribute to economies local and national, invest in the next generation through STEM education, and are essential to American leadership around the world. This budget request is evidence that NASA's missions contribute to the administration's larger goals for America: addressing climate change, promoting equity, and driving economic growth.

"As a global leader in Earth science and our eyes in the sky, NASA is uniquely positioned to help the world understand and mitigate climate change. This funding request increases investment in climate research and science programs, allowing NASA to build the next generation platform: The Earth System Observatory, an array of space-based satellites, instruments, and missions, will deliver critical data to help us better understand Earth as a system and prepare and protect our communities in the face of natural hazards.

"This FY 2022 budget, along with continued bipartisan support for NASA's goals and missions, will empower NASA and the United States to lead humanity into the next era in exploration – an era in which government and the private sector partner to take us farther than ever before – to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond – and to expand science, economic growth, and well-being here on Earth."

posted 06-02-2021 02:37 PM               

Join NASA Administrator Bill Nelson to learn about our plans for future climate science missions, a robotic and human return to the Moon through our Artemis program, and more during a State Of NASA event. Following his remarks, Nelson and other senior leaders provide updates about human exploration and operations, aeronautics research, space technology, science, and mission support.