Author Topic: LIVE: NASA FY14 Budget Proposal - April 10, 2013 (Read 37559 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #20 on:** 04/10/2013 05:40 pm »

Ooh, NSF's getting billions - that'll pay for the servers. Oh, National Science Foundation...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #21 on:** 04/10/2013 05:44 pm »

General Bolden is at this one...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #22 on:** 04/10/2013 05:46 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #23 on:** 04/10/2013 05:49 pm »

National Security and Defense first up. General Bolden should be next.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #24 on:** 04/10/2013 05:57 pm »

Here we go with General Bolden.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #25 on:** 04/10/2013 05:57 pm »

Commercial crew "within the next four years".

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #26 on:** 04/10/2013 05:59 pm »

develop the first ever mission to
identify, capture and relocate an asteroid. This mission raises
the bar for human exploration and discovery, helps us protect our
home planet and brings us closer to a human mission to an asteroid.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #27 on:** 04/10/2013 06:00 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #28 on:** 04/10/2013 06:00 pm »

And that's the NASA part over.

One hour to the actual NASA presser on this all.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #29 on:** 04/10/2013 06:14 pm »

(Link: http://www.commercialspaceflight.org/?p=4051)

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes New NASA Budget

Funding Will Help Close the Nation’s Gap in Human Space Launch Capability,

Support the Development of New Technologies, Including Suborbital Vehicles

Washington, D.C., April 10, 2013 -- Today, the Commercial Spaceflight Federation welcomed the strong continued support for commercial spaceflight in NASA’s proposed FY2014 budget.

Commercial Spaceflight Federation President Michael Lopez-Alegria said, “In the latest NASA budget, NASA and the Administration have continued to support a prompt return of American astronauts to the International Space Station on American vehicles. We are encouraged by the support shown for the Commercial Crew Program, which is now in a critical phase as complete crew transportation systems go through design, build and testing.”

“NASA also continues to look toward the future by prioritizing investments in technology through the Space Technology Mission Directorate,” said Commercial Spaceflight Federation Chairman Stuart Witt. “We have always had a world-class space program, and investments in technology, in partnership with industry, are needed to keep us there. Reusable suborbital spacecraft, in particular, are providing new capabilities that NASA is using to develop new technologies and to perform vital scientific research.”

Congress and the Administration have consistently identified commercial providers as a cost-effective, safe and reliable source for routine flights to low-Earth orbit, including transportation of cargo and NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The third round of the Commercial Crew program was awarded in July 2012, with three complete system designs chosen for further development. Because these are competitively-awarded, fixed-price, milestone-based partnerships, NASA only pays for what is successfully developed.

The Commercial Crew program will enable American providers to free us from dependence on the Russian Soyuz for access to the International Space Station, a facility that American taxpayers have invested billions to build. NASA currently pays Russia more than $60 million per seat to access the Space Station, a price that is expected to rise above $70 million in the next few years.

NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate is revitalizing innovation at NASA, demonstrating technologies that will allow future manned and unmanned missions to reach new destinations. America has always been on the forefront of space and technology, but countries like China and India are rapidly expanding their programs and looking to challenge us. NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program is a key part of the Space Technology Mission Directorate, enabling the testing of new technologies and new modes of scientific research on commercial reusable suborbital vehicles.

yg1968 · « **Reply #30 on:** 04/10/2013 06:39 pm »

Quote from: Prober on 04/10/2013 05:08 pm

Breakdown
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/740427main_NASAFY2014SummaryBriefFinal.pdf

Here is the rest of the documentation on the budget:
http://www.nasa.gov/news/budget/index.html

catdlr · « **Reply #31 on:** 04/10/2013 06:45 pm »

NASA's Next Budget Advances US Leadership in Space and Science

Published on Apr 10, 2013
President Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 budget request for NASA is a $17.7 billion investment in our nation's future. NASA's budget ensures the United States will remain the world's leader in space exploration and scientific discovery for years to come, while making critical advances in aerospace and aeronautics to benefit the American people.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #32 on:** 04/10/2013 06:48 pm »

http://www.nasa.gov/news/media/newsaudio/index.html - top of the hour.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #33 on:** 04/10/2013 06:59 pm »

Enjoying the music:

yg1968 · « **Reply #34 on:** 04/10/2013 07:02 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 04/10/2013 06:48 pm

http://www.nasa.gov/news/media/newsaudio/index.html - top of the hour.

Do you have a link? That one doesn't currently work.

Prober · « **Reply #35 on:** 04/10/2013 07:04 pm »

nice graphic anyhow..

yg1968 · « **Reply #36 on:** 04/10/2013 07:05 pm »

Quote from: yg1968 on 04/10/2013 07:02 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 04/10/2013 06:48 pm
http://www.nasa.gov/news/media/newsaudio/index.html - top of the hour.

Do you have a link? That one doesn't currently work.

OK. I found it myself:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-news-audio

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #37 on:** 04/10/2013 07:05 pm »

Slightly delayed, waiting for people.

Supermarket music version of "I believe I can fly" playing. Oh the irony

mlindner · « **Reply #38 on:** 04/10/2013 07:06 pm »

Quote from: Prober on 04/10/2013 07:04 pm

nice graphic anyhow..

There's two rocks in the way.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #39 on:** 04/10/2013 07:07 pm »

Starting.