The budgetary implications of NASA’s current plans for space exploration

The budgetary implications of NASA’s current plans for space exploration (PDF; 706 KB)
Source: Congressional Budget Office

According to NASA, its current plans will require an average of $19.1 billion of fund- ing annually from 2010 through 2025, with the Constellation program accounting for about half of the total by 2017. Under its current plans, the agency also intends to conduct 79 new robotic science missions through 2025, requiring funding of $4.7 billion annually, and to perform aeronautics research, at a cost of about $460 million annually.

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