Biden proposes 6.3% boost for NASA in budget proposal

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 9, 2021

President Joe Biden is seeking $24.7 billion for NASA in his 2022 budget released Friday, boosting funding for the agency's Artemis program as well as weather and climate efforts. The budget request represents a 6.3% increase over the $23.27 billion funding NASA received in the 2021 fiscal year. Steve Jurczyk, NASA's acting administrator, said the funding demonstrates Biden's "co