Appendix 2 - Apollo Funding History*

*Source: The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology, vols. 1-4, NASA SP-4009 (Washington, 1969-1978).



Fiscal Year: 1962

Original budget request               NASA:       $l,235,300
                                      Apollo:         29,500

Final budget appropriation            NASA:        1,671,750
                                      Apollo         160,000

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Orbital flight tests                                $ 63,900
Biomedical flight tests                               16,550
High-speed reentry tests                              27,500
Spacecraft development                                52,000

Fiscal Year: 1963

Original budget request               NASA:       $3,787,276
including FY 1962 supplemental        Apollo:        617,164

Final budget appropriation            NASA:        3,674,115
with FY 1962 supplemental             Apollo:        617,164

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Command/service module                               345,000
Lunar module                                         123,100
Guidance & navigation                                 32,400
Instrumentation & scientific equipment                11,500
Operational Support                                    2,500
Supporting development                                 3,000
Little Joe II devl.                                    8,000
Saturn I                                              90,864

Fiscal Year: 1964

Original budget request               NASA:       $3,926,000
including FY 1963 supplemental        Apollo:      2,243,900
Fiscal budget appropriation           NASA:        3,974,979
with FY 1963 supplemental             Apollo:      2,272,952

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Command/service module                              $545,874
Lunar module                                         135,000
Guidance & navigation                                 91,499
Integration, reliability, & checkout                  60,699
Spacecraft support                                    43,503
Saturn I                                             187,077
Saturn IB                                            146,817
Saturn V                                             763,382
Engine development                                   166,000
Apollo mission support                               133,101

Fiscal Year: 1965

Original budget request               NASA:       $4,523,000
including FY 1964 supplemental        Apollo:      2,818,500

Fiscal budget appropriation           NASA:        4,270,695
with FY 1964 supplemental             Apollo:      2,614,619

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Command/service module                              $577,834
Lunar module                                         242,600
Guidance & navigation                                 91,499
Integration, reliability, & checkout                  24,763
Spacecraft support                                    83,663
Saturn I & IB                                        302,955
Saturn V                                             964,924
Engine development                                   166,300
Apollo mission support                               170,542

Fiscal Year: 1966

Original budget request -- no         NASA:       $4,575,900
supplemental for prior fiscal year    Apollo:      2,997,385

Fiscal budget appropriation -- no     NASA:        4,511,644
supplemental for prior fiscal year    Apollo:      2,967,385

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Command/service module                              $615,000
Lunar module                                         310,800
Guidance & navigation                                115,000
Integration, reliability, & checkout                  34,400
Spacecraft support                                    95,400
Saturn I/IB                                          274,985
Saturn V                                           1,177,320
Engine development                                   134,095
Apollo mission support                               210,385

Fiscal Year: 1967

Original budget request               NASA:       $4,246,600
                                      Apollo:      2,974,200

Fiscal budget appropriation           NASA:        4,175,100
                                      Apollo:      2,916,200

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Command/service module                              $560,400
Lunar module                                         472,500
Guidance & navigation                                 76,654
Integration, reliability, & checkout                  29,975
Spacecraft support                                   110,771
Saturn IB                                            236,600
Saturn V                                           1,135,600
Engine development                                    49,800
Apollo mission support                               243,900

Fiscal Year: 1968

Original budget request               NASA:       $4,324,500
including FY 1967 supplemental        Apollo:      2,606,500

Fiscal budget appropriation           NASA:        3,970,000
with FY 1967 supplemental             Apollo:      2,556,000

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Command/service module                              $455,300
Lunar module                                         399,600
Guidance & navigation                                113,000
Integration, reliability, & checkout                  66,600
Spacecraft Support                                    60,500
Saturn IB                                            146,600
Saturn V                                             998,900
Engine development                                    18,700
Apollo mission support                               296,800

Fiscal Year: 1969

Original budget request               NASA:       $3,677,000
                                      Apollo:      2,038,800

Fiscal budget appropriation           NASA:        3,193,559
                                      Apollo:      2,025,000

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Command/service module                              $282,821
Lunar module                                         326,000
Guidance & navigation                                 43,900
Integration, reliability, & checkout                  65,100
Spacecraft support                                   121,800
Saturn IB                                             41,347
Saturn V                                             534,453
Manned space flight operations                       546,400

Fiscal Year: 1970

Original budget request               NASA:       $3,168,900
including FY 1969 supplemental        Apollo:      l,651,100

Fiscal budget appropriation           NASA:        3,113,765
with FY 1969 supplemental             Apollo:      1,686,145

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Command/service module                              $282,821
Lunar module                                         231,433
Guidance & navigation                                 33,866
Science payloads                                      60,094
Spacecraft support                                   170,764
Saturn V                                             484,439
Manned space flight operations                       314,693
Advanced development                                  11,500

Fiscal Year: 1971

Original budget request               NASA:       $2,606,100
                                      Apollo:        956,500

Fiscal budget appropriation           NASA:        2,555,000
                                      Apollo:        913,669

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Flight modules                                      $245,542
Science payloads                                     106,194
Ground support                                        46,411
Saturn V                                             189,059
Manned space flight operations                       314,963
Advanced development                                  11,500

Fiscal Year: 1972

Original budget request               NASA:       $2,517,700
                                      Apollo:        612,200

Fiscal budget appropriation           NASA:        2,507,700
                                      Apollo:        601,200

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Flight modules                                       $55,033
Science payloads                                      52,100
Ground support                                        31,659
Saturn V                                             142,458
Manned space flight operations                       307,450
Advanced development                                  12,500

Fiscal Year: 1973

Original budget request               NASA:       $2,600,900
                                      Apollo:        128,700

Fiscal budget appropriation           NASA:        2,509,900
                                      Apollo:         76,700

Funding Breakdown (thousands of dollars)

Spacecraft                                           $50,400
Saturn V                                              29,309


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