NASA's FY2013 Budget Request

NASA's FY2013 Budget Request is a short SpacePolicyOnline.com fact sheet that tracks NASA's FY2013 budget request as it works its way through Congress.  The table shows NASA's FY2012 appropriated level, the FY2013 request, the funding approved by the House on May 10, 2012 in H.R. 5326, and the recommended amounts reported by the Senate Appropriations Committees in S. 2323.   Three key issues are highlighted: the Senate committee recommendation to transfer NOAA's satellite program to NASA; funding for robotic Mars exploration; and funding for commercial crew.  This fact sheet is updated as congressional action warrants.  The current version is dated May 13, 2012.