Mission Support
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
MISSION SUPPORT
FISCAL YEAR 1996 ESTIMATES
GENERAL STATEMENT
The Mission Support appropriation provides funding for NASA's civil service workforce, space communication services, safety and
quality assurance activities, and for maintenance activities for the NASA institution. These objectives are accomplished through the
following elements:
Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance: This includes funding for programs to assure the safety and quality of NASA missions,
through the development, implementation and oversight of Agencywide safety, reliability, maintainability and quality assurance
policies and procedures.
Space Communication Services: This includes funding for the operation of the tracking, telemetry, command, data acquisition, and
communications and data processing activities that are required by all NASA projects. This includes the Tracking and Data Relay
Satellite System (TDRSS), and the telecommunications system which provides for real time transmission of data, video and voice
information between and among NASA installations.
Research and Program Management: This includes funding for the salaries, benefits, travel requirements and other support of the
civil service workforce, and the necessary funding for all of NASA's administrative functions in support of research in NASA's field
centers.
Construction of Facilities: This includes funding for the modification, rehabilitation, repair and construction of the administrative
facilities, the environmental compliance and restortation program, and the advanced planning of facilities and design of future
facilities.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
MISSION SUPPORT
FISCAL YEAR 1996 BUDGET ESTIMATES
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
BUDGET PLAN
1994 1995 1996
MISSION SUPPORT 2,667.4 2,589.2 2,726.2
SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 34.3 38.7 37.6
SPACE COMMUNICATION SERVICES 248.2 226.5 319.4
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 2,175.6 2,189.0 2,202.8
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 209.3 135.0 166.4
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PROPOSED APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE
Mission Support
For the necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying out mission support for human space flight programs and science, aeronatical, and
technology programs, including research operations and support; space communications activities including operations, production, and services; maintenance;
construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities, minor construction of new facilities and additions to exsisting
facilities, facility planning and design, environmental compliance and restoration, and aquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law;
program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); travel expenses;
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft; not to execeed $35,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; and purchase (not to exceed thirty-three for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; [$2,554,587,000] $2,726,200,000, to remain
available until September 30, [1996: Provided, That of the amounts made available under the heading "Research and program management" in Public Law 103-211,
$18,000,000 are rescinded immediately upon enactment of this Act: Provided further, That an additional $18,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1995, shall be immediately available for research and program management activities, contingent upon the enactment of the rescission in the preceding proviso
before October 1, 1994] 1997. (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1995.)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
MISSION SUPPORT
REIMBURSEMENT SUMMARY
IN MILLIONS OF REAL YEAR DOLLARS
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
BUDGET PLAN
1994 1995 1996
MISSION SUPPORT 59.1 85.6 84.7
SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 0.6 1.1 1.1
SPACE COMMUNICATION SERVICES 35.2 61.4 62.4
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 18.7 19.0 19.5
CONSTUCTION FACILITIES 4.6 4.1 1.7
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
FISCAL YEAR 1996 ESTIMATES
DISTRIBUTION OF MISSION SUPPORT BY INSTALLATION
(Thousands of Dollars)
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Johnson Space Kennedy Marshall Stennis Ames Dryden Flight Langley Lewis Goddard Jet
Space Station Space Space Flight Space Research Research Research Research Space Flight Propulsion
Program Total Center Program Office Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Center Lab Headquarters
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Safety, Reliability and 1994 34,300 3,957 0 1,472 1,841 663 725 8 2,261 4,504 4,641 3,348 10,880
Quality Assurance 1995 38,700 4,794 0 1,449 1,795 415 550 125 1,480 3,845 5,685 4,929 13,633
1996 37,600 4,700 0 1,400 1,750 400 535 100 1,425 3,790 5,300 4,850 13,350
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Space Communication 1994 248,192 0 0 0 93,873 0 6,600 0 0 0 134,772 9,041 3,096
Services 1995 226,487 0 0 0 65,087 0 0 0 0 2,000 149,100 6,600 3,700
1996 319,400 0 0 0 50,200 0 0 0 0 11,900 247,000 6,900 3,400
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Research and Program 1994 2,175,634 338,644 16,180 249,571 300,480 31,509 164,187 35,996 214,444 219,407 314,904 0 290,312
Management 1995 2,189,000 336,596 30,251 250,499 292,144 32,015 169,026 38,830 220,353 215,321 329,468 0 274,497
1996 2,202,800 341,222 30,466 250,620 296,333 32,179 170,287 39,028 221,886 217,739 333,664 0 269,376
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Construction of 1994 179,954 12,033 0 27,763 36,390 8,505 13,402 3,760 12,551 16,370 32,543 10,820 5,817
Facilities 1995 116,045 10,150 0 11,150 23,675 4,280 9,800 11,210 9,020 9,650 14,430 10,910 1,770
1996 145,820 13,355 0 14,900 28,640 8,800 18,130 3,320 8,295 19,265 16,675 13,300 1,140
Undistributed: 1994 7,846
Various Locations 1995 8,955
1996 10,580
Facility Planning and 1994 21,500
Design 1995 10,000
1996 10,000
Total Construction of 1994 209,300
Facilities 1995 135,000
1996 166,400
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TOTAL MISSION SUPPORT 1994 2,667,426 354,634 16,180 278,806 432,584 40,677 184,914 39,764 229,256 240,281 486,860 23,209 310,915
1995 2,589,187 351,540 30,251 263,098 382,701 36,710 179,376 50,165 230,853 230,816 498,683 22,439 293,600
1996 2,726,200 359,277 30,466 266,920 376,923 41,379 188,952 42,448 231,606 252,694 602,639 25,050 287,266
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