President Biden proposes to spend $ 26 billion for NASA, opening up the future of Mars exploration

Recently, the Biden administration has proposed a budget for NASA by 2023 is $26 billion – the highest for science in the history of the space agency. This is 8% higher than the federal spending level enacted in 2022.

NASA Director Bill Nelson said: “This budget reflects the Biden administration’s confidence in the workforce, making NASA the best place to work in the federal government. It’s an investment in businesses and universities. partnering with NASA in 50 states and the high-paying jobs they’re creating. It also signals support for our missions in a new era of discovery.”.

The spending was submitted to Congress on Monday as part of President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for 2023. Officials at NASA believe Biden’s request would allow NASA continues to invest in the Artemis program to put the first woman and first person of color on the moon by 2025, while providing more data for research on the climate crisis and promoting diversity , equity, inclusion.

A large portion of the required budget is expected to go to the Artemis program. Specifically, $7.6 billion will be earmarked for deep space exploration programs and $4.7 billion for exploration system development. Artemis is not only a program to put humans on the moon, but also the preparation that NASA has for the first human exploration of Mars.

Mr. Nelson said: “Our plan is for humans to walk on Mars by 2040”.

Government funding will allow NASA to establish an Earth Information Center. This center carries the task of monitoring greenhouse gases and other conditions on Earth with the coordination of agencies and partners, integrating data from satellites and telescopes to measure water, soil, ice and water. atmosphere on the planet.

Some of the other expenditures proposed in this budget are $2.4 billion for climate and weather monitoring to better understand the climate crisis, $1.4 billion for research and development in space technology. pillar to reduce costs, $970 million to research and improve aviation, and $150 million to support the STEM program within the framework of educational activities.

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