NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
FISCAL YEAR 1996 ESTIMATES
The FY 1996 multi-year budget estimate is submitted in accordance with the NASA FY 1989 Authorization Law (P.L. 100-685). The
Administration has directed NASA and other Federal agencies to reflect in this budget request for FY 1996 funding estimates for FY
1997-FY 2000 derived by making percentage reductions to the FY 1996 request base. These estimates for NASA are substantially
below the levels required to support previously approved programs and planned new initiatives. In response, NASA has underway
an orderly process to examine the relative merits and funding requirements of all programs and activities. The results of this review
will not be available for several months.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION
FY 1996 BUDGET ESTIMATES
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
FY 1996 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
1994 1995 1996
PAST CURRENT BUDGET
YEAR YEAR YEAR 1997 1998 1999 2000
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT 6,074.3 5,514.9 5,509.6 5,333.6 5,207.8 5,110.5 4,850.2
UNRESOLVED PERCENTAGE REDUCTION -110.0 -135.0 -203.0 -327.4
SPACE STATION 1,939.2 1,889.6 1,833.6 1,782.0 1,742.0 1,719.0 1,531.6
US/RUSSIAN COOPERATIVE PROGRAM 170.8 150.1 129.2 114.2 1.3
SPACE SHUTTLE 3,558.7 3,155.1 3,231.8 3,243.5 3,319.4 3,335.4 3,370.8
PAYLOAD AND UTILIZATION OPERATIONS 405.6 320.1 315.0 303.9 280.1 259.1 275.2
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY 5,792.5 5,943.6 6,006.9 5,901.4 5,838.9 5,748.8 5,820.9
UNRESOLVED PERCENTAGE REDUCTION -152.7 -421.9 -584.1 -712.2
SPACE SCIENCE 1,920.9 2,012.6 1,958.9 1,811.9 1,637.6 1,527.0 1,546.3
LIFE AND MICROGRAVITY SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 507.5 483.1 504.0 523.1 537.2 591.6 608.0
MISSION TO PLANET EARTH 1,068.0 1,340.1 1,341.1 1,379.4 1,483.0 1,498.1 1,580.8
AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 1,067.2 882.0 917.3 996.8 1,085.0 975.9 873.7
SPACE ACCESS AND TECHNOLOGY 562.4 642.4 705.6 743.0 885.9 903.4 925.8
MISSION COMMUNICATION SERVICES 581.0 481.2 461.3 474.9 489.9 512.8 528.8
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 85.5 102.2 118.7 125.0 132.1 138.9 143.3
FUTURE PLANNING 10.1 185.2 326.4
MISSION SUPPORT 2,667.4 2,589.2 2,726.2 2,644.4 2,589.9 2,535.4 2,480.8
UNRESOLVED PERCENTAGE REDUCTION -175.1 -288.0 -399.2 -488.7
SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 34.3 38.7 37.6 37.8 38.0 39.7 40.0
SPACE COMMUNICATION SERVICES 248.2 226.5 319.4 368.4 372.1 319.3 250.0
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 2,175.6 2,189.0 2,202.8 2,258.0 2,296.6 2,325.6 2,379.5
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 209.3 135.0 166.4 155.3 171.2 250.0 300.0
INSPECTOR GENERAL 14.7 16.0 17.3 16.8 16.4 16.1 15.7
UNRESOLVED PERCENTAGE REDUCTION -1.0 -2.1 -2.9 -4.1
NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL FACILITIES 400.0
TOTAL BA 14,548.9 14,463.7 14,260.0 13,896.2 13,653.0 13,410.8 13,167.6
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