Lunar Bonus<\/p>\n
Returning humans to the Moon by 2024 isnt going to be easy or cheap.<\/p>\n
On Monday, NASA human spaceflight chief Doug Loverro announced that the agency will need $35 billion over the next four years to successfully complete the Artemis mission and that the cash will need to be in addition to NASAs existing budget.<\/p>\n
Loverro shared the news in conjunction with President Donald Trumps release of his fiscal year 2021 NASA budgetrequest, which asks Congress to increase the space agencys budget to $25.2 billion.<\/p>\n
The budget proposed represents a 12 percent increase and makes this one of the strongest budgets in NASA history, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement. The reinforced support from the President comes at a critical time as we lay the foundations for landing the first woman and the next man on the South Pole of the Moon by 2024.<\/p>\n
For NASA to obtain the $35 billion it needs for Artemis, Congress will not only need to approve this budget increase, but also agree to budgets of $27.2 billion, $28.6 billion, and $28.1 billion for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively.<\/p>\n
Even if Congress approves Trumps budget request for 2021, though, theres a chance the White House could change hands in 2020 and the next administration might not be in as much of a hurry to reach the Moon.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: NASA puts a price on a 2024 Moon landing $35 billion [Ars Technica]<\/p>\n
More on the Moon: NASA Just Gave the New Moon Program an Epic Name<\/p>\n
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