The Biden administration's request for the NASA budget in 2023 is $26 billion, the largest request for science in the space agency's history, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday.
The figure is 8% more than the enacted federal spending levels, or the appropriation bill from fiscal year 2022, Nelson said.
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It's an investment in the businesses and universities that partner with NASA in all 50 states and the good-paying jobs they are creating.
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NASA officials believe that Biden's request will allow NASA to continue investments in the Artemis program, which aims to land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon in 2025, as well as provide more research into the climate crisis and promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
The largest chunk of the $26 billion budget request would go toward the Artemis program.
The budget has intended $7.6 billion for deep-space exploration and $4.7 billion for exploration systems development.
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Our plan is for humans to walk on Mars by 2040.
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