NASA

The Administration's $14.5 billion request for NASA reflects an increase of just under two percent over the FY 2001 appropriations. While funding for the Science, Aeronautics and Technology unit of the budget would grow from $7.067 billion in FY 2001 to $7.192 billion in FY 2002, the distribution of funding across areas within the unit shifts:

• Space Science -- $2.786 billion (6.16 percent increase over FY 2001)
• Biological & Physical Research -- $360.9 million (4.73 percent decrease from FY 2001)
• Earth Science -- $1.515 billion (11.72 percent decrease from FY 2001)
• Aerospace Technology -- $2.3776 billion (7.28 percent increase over FY 2001)
• Academic Programs -- $153.7 million (15.83 percent increase over FY 2001)

Commercial Technology Programs within the Science, Aeronautics and Technology includes Commercial Programs, Technology Transfer Agents, and the Small Business Innovation Research program. Requested funding for the unit in FY 2002 total $146.9 million, a decrease of $15.5 million over FY 2001.