Space Stations

Abstract

Congress continues to debate NASA's International Space Station (ISS), a permanently occupied facility in Earth orbit where astronauts live and conduct research. Congress appropriated approximately $35 billion for the program from FY1985-2005. The initial FY2006 ISS request was $2.180 billion: $1.857 billion for construction and operations and $324 million for research to be conducted by ISS crews. In a July budget amendment, NASA transferred $168 million for ISS Crew/Cargo Services to another part of the NASA budget and reduced the ISS request commensurately. The final version of the FY2006 appropriations bill that includes NASA (H.R. 2862) cuts $80 million from the originally submitted budget, and NASA now plans to spend $306 million, instead of $324 million, on ISS research in FY2006.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 2005
Accession Number
ADA456479

Entities

People

  • Marcia S. Smith

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Payload
  • Space Exploration
  • Space Shuttles
  • Space Stations
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.

Technology Areas

  • Space