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FY2021 National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Latest update APR 02, 2024

On this page you will find fiscal year 2021 budget and appropriations tables for NASA programs, as well as a high-level summary of related committee and chamber actions in Congress and FYI analysis and coverage of those programs.

Complete FYI coverage of this agency.

FYI Analysis
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Although the Trump administration is once again seeking to cancel several projects in NASA’s science portfolio, Congress appears likely to continue funding for them. However, the agency is waiting for lawmakers to decide whether to provide billions in additional dollars needed to meet the administration’s marquee goal of landing astronauts on the Moon in 2024.
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Although the Trump administration is requesting a $2.6 billion increase in NASA’s budget for fiscal year 2021, it is seeking a 12% cut for its Science Mission Directorate and placing the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope and Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy on the chopping block.