The White House approved the budget NASA: 18.5 billion US dollars Bashny.Net

Today was the известно about , that the US government has approved all expenditure items of the budget NASA. Now the budget is 18, 5 billion ldollarov USA. The amount will be spent, in particular, for the implementation of projects to create a capsule Orion, heavy carrier rocket Space Launch System, James Webb telescope and some other projects that are being developed.

In particular, stands 1, $ 2 billion for the program Commercial Crew. NASA has contracted with Boeing and SpaceX, companies that will deliver astronauts to the ISS, using a newly developed spaceship. All this will reduce the dependence of the space industry in the US from other countries, particularly Russia.

It is worth noting that the funding received and somewhat controversial mission for the transfer of the asteroid orbit around the moon, where the asteroid will study the astronauts. It is expected that close to Earth asteroid will be delivered to the Moon robotic spacecraft. After the delivery of the object to the Moon, the asteroid will study the astronauts who will travel to your destination in Orion.



Another 5, 3 billion will be allocated to the study of space. This means funding for a project to create next-generation Mars rover, the development of a robotic probe to explore Europe, a satellite of Jupiter.

Overall, NASA now get money almost all their projects for which funding was sought earlier.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/245276/