The Biden administration plans to release its fiscal 2022 budget request on May 28 and not May 27 as previously announced, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
An observation. This hearing had Administrator Senator Nelson making several requests for funding, which is not something I recall NASA Administrators usually doing. Hasn't it been the Presidents budget that makes the requests and the administrator normally doesn't ask for any more money than that. In fact the normal response is the money we have is what we need. Nelson did refer to 'little birdies' giving a clue about the Presidents budget in a couple instances about specific requests.I suppose the pandemic, and need for economic recovery are good reasons for changing it up. Or my recollection of testimonies in the years past are flawed.
Here is the archived video of the House hearing:
Here is the archived video of the House hearing:...
I had to time out early. As I left, Rep. Aderholt was talking about using SLS not just for Orion but for cargo too (implicit, I suppose, in his support for EUS). Did Nelson say anything about cargo missions for SLS?
Quote from: Proponent on 05/20/2021 01:47 amI had to time out early. As I left, Rep. Aderholt was talking about using SLS not just for Orion but for cargo too (implicit, I suppose, in his support for EUS). Did Nelson say anything about cargo missions for SLS?No Aderholt just asked for a list of SLS cargo missions. Nelson said that he would provide that to him after the Budget (on May 28th). P.S. As far as I know, as of now, there are no SLS cargo missions.
Nelson's testimony at the House hearing:http://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP19/20210519/112639/HHRG-117-AP19-Wstate-NelsonB-20210519.pdf
On April 16, 2021, NASA announced it had selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface. The firm-fixed price, milestone-based contract total award value is $2.89 billion. This Human Landing System contract award, with the goal of a human demonstration to the lunar surface by 2024, is under protest as of this time. In parallel with executing the Appendix H award for the first crewed landing, NASA is preparing to have a robust competition for the procurement for sustainable commercial crewed lunar surface transportation services. These services will provide human access to the lunar surface using the Gateway on a regularly recurring basis beyond the initial crewed demonstration mission. By taking a collaborative approach in working with industry and international partners while leveraging NASA’s proven technical expertise and capabilities, we will return American astronauts to the Moon’s surface once again, this time to explore new areas for longer periods of time.
The FY22 Budget is out (see page 57):https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/budget_fy22.pdf