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Budget

NASA Aeronautics Budget Sees 4.5 Percent Boost, Funding Aircraft Electrification Research

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Tuesday, February 11th, 2020

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NASA Aeronautics Budget Sees 4.5 Percent Boost, Funding Aircraft Electrification Research

The Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayrton, Ohio. (Brian Garrett-Glaser/Defense Daily)

NASA might see a 12 percent increase in its budget per the White House’s request for fiscal year 2021, mostly for a push to return humans to the moon by 2024 — but the aeronautics branch of the agency would also receive a 4.5 percent boost in its funding, advancing efforts in aircraft electrification for commercial and military applications. The Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) stands to receive $819 million in fiscal 2021 as the White House increases support for…

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