That is a really long title, sorry about that. But, either way, please enjoy what the stimulus package says about NASA. We are tossing huge amounts of money into changing the game, we may even move into a space based economy because of this act. Furthermore, NASA is not getting a blank check, they have to mange these funds with a strong plan. I will follow this post with detailed explanation of some of the programs detailed in this act. I'm also looking through the act for research funding to other areas of science, but this part of the act is on the main topic of my blog, so I'm posting it.
But, 400 million dollars to exploration is very impressive considering the political environment and that 400 million is less than half of what NASA is getting. It is an amazing time to be in this field, even politicians see the benefit of space. Well, I'm not going to hold you back any more, please, sit back and enjoy the jaw dropping, mouth watering, NASA stimulus.
But, 400 million dollars to exploration is very impressive considering the political environment and that 400 million is less than half of what NASA is getting. It is an amazing time to be in this field, even politicians see the benefit of space. Well, I'm not going to hold you back any more, please, sit back and enjoy the jaw dropping, mouth watering, NASA stimulus.
SCIENCE
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
ADMINISTRATION
NASA is directed to submit to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations a
spending plan, signed by the Administrator,
detailing its intended allocation of funds
provided in this Act within 60 days of enactment
of this Act.
SCIENCE
The conference agreement includes
$400,000,000 for Science, to remain available
until September 30, 2010. Funding is included
herein to accelerate the development of the
tier 1 set of Earth science climate research
missions recommended by the National
Academies Decadal Survey and to increase
the agency’s supercomputing capabilities.
AERONAUTICS
The conference agreement includes
$150,000,000 for aeronautics, to remain available
until September 30, 2010. These funds
are available for system-level research, development
and demonstration activities related
to aviation safety, environmental impact
mitigation and the Next Generation Air
Transportation System (NextGen).
EXPLORATION
The conference agreement includes
$400,000,000 for exploration, to remain available
until September 30, 2010.
CROSS AGENCY SUPPORT
The conference agreement includes
$50,000,000 for cross agency support, to remain
available until September 30, 2010. In
allocating these funds, NASA shall give its
highest priority to restore NASA-owned facilities
damaged from hurricanes and other
natural disasters occurring during calendar
year 2008.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The conference agreement includes
$2,000,000 for the Office of Inspector General,
to remain available until September 30, 2013.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
NSF is directed to submit to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations a
spending plan, signed by the Director, detailing
its intended allocation of funds provided
in this Act within 60 days of enactment of
this Act.
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
For research and related activities, the
conference agreement provides a total of
$2,500,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2010. Within this amount,
$300,000,000 shall be available solely for the
major research instrumentation program
and $200,000,000 shall be available for activities
authorized by title II of Public Law 100–
570 for academic facilities modernization. In
allocating the resources provided under this
heading, the conferees direct that NSF support
all research divisions and support advancements
in supercomputing technology.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
The conference agreement includes
$100,000,000 for education and human resources,
to remain available until September
30, 2010. These funds shall be allocated as follows:
Robert Noyce Scholarship
Program ......................... $60,000,000
Math and Science Partnerships
............................... 25,000,000
Professional Science Master’s
Programs ................ 15,000,000
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION
The conference agreement includes
$400,000,000 for major research equipment and
facilities construction, to remain available
until September 30, 2010.
The original document is here.
