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6 [...] Provided, That not less7 than $1,338,700,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose8 Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than9 $2,600,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System10 (SLS) launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not11 less than 130 metric tons and which shall have core ele12 ments and an Exploration Upper Stage developed simulta13 neously to be used to the maximum extent practicable, in14 cluding for Earth to Moon missions and Moon landings:15 Provided further, That of the amounts provided for SLS,16 not less than $600,000,000 shall be for SLS Block 1B17 development including the Exploration Upper Stage and18 associated systems including related facilitization, to sup19 port an SLS Block 1B mission available to launch on20 Artemis IV in addition to the planned Block 1 missions21 for Artemis I through Artemis III: Provided further, That22 up to $749,900,000 shall be for Exploration Ground Sys23 tems and associated Block 1B activities, including up to24 $232,100,000 for a second mobile launch platform: Pro25 vided further, That the National Aeronautics and Space1 Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appro2 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,3 concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year4 budget profile for an integrated system that includes the5 SLS, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associ6 ated ground systems that will ensure a crewed launch as7 early as possible, as well as a system-based funding profile8 for a sustained launch cadence that contemplates the use9 of an SLS Block 1B cargo variant with an 8.4 meter fair10 ing and associated ground systems.
Human Landing System (HLS).—The Committee includes $1,485,600,000, as requested, and $290,600,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level, for the HLS. The Committee applauds NASA’s efforts to ensure competition among potential providers for a future sustained HLS services capability, and expects that NASA, through the Sustaining Lunar Development program, will commit significant resources to develop multiple HLS systems for use in the Artemis program once additional contracts are awarded.
The Report to the House CJS Appropriations bill has come out (NASA starts at page 117):https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20220628/114966/HMKP-117-AP00-20220628-SD004.PDF Quote from: page 129 of the ReportHuman Landing System (HLS).—The Committee includes $1,485,600,000, as requested, and $290,600,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level, for the HLS. The Committee applauds NASA’s efforts to ensure competition among potential providers for a future sustained HLS services capability, and expects that NASA, through the Sustaining Lunar Development program, will commit significant resources to develop multiple HLS systems for use in the Artemis program once additional contracts are awarded.
Space Launch System (SLS).—The Committee provides $2,600,000,000, equal to the fiscal year 2022 appropriation, and $20,200,000 above the Administration’s request. Within the amountprovided, not less than $600,000,000 is provided for SLS Block 1B Development. The Committee also applauds NASA’s efforts to ensure competition among potential providers for a future sustained super heavy launch services capability, and expects that NASA will commit significant resources to develop multiple super heavy launch systems for use in the Artemis program once additional contracts are awarded.
Space Launch System (SLS).—The Committee provides $2,600,000,000, equal to the fiscal year 2022 appropriation, and $20,200,000 above the Administration’s request. Within the amountprovided, not less than $600,000,000 is provided for SLS Block 1B Development.
Mobile Launcher 2 (ML 2).—Within the amounts provided for EGS, up to $232,100,000 may be used for the ML 2. According to NASA’s Office of the Inspector General, the ML 2 has ballooned in cost from an estimated $380 million to nearly $1 billion. Already, Congress has appropriated nearly $500 million to ML 2, yet construction has not begun. Accordingly, the Committee includes a provision in the bill limiting the use of funds for ML 2 until 30 days after NASA submits a plan to Congress, GAO and the Office of Inspector General detailing a cost and schedule baseline for the ML 2. The Committee further urges NASA to consider new methods of ensuring that cost and schedule estimates are met on this project, including the possible use of outside management advisory services.