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NASA Transition Bill Passes Congress

Monday, March 13th, 2017

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The House on March 7 approved the NASA Transition bill of 2017, which cleared the Senate in February, according to a House Science, Space and Technology (SST) Committee statement.The bill authorizes the House’s proposed funding level of $19.5 billion for FY ’17. Of that top line, the bill authorizes $4.3 billion for exploration; $5 billion for space operations; $5.5 billion for science; $640 million for aeronautics; $686 million for space technology; $115 million for education; $2.8 billion for safety, security and mission…

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