摘要: |
NASA's Mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. NASA's FY 2009 budget request, a 1.8%increase over FY 2008, addresses a balanced set of priorities among these goals for our Nation's civil space and aeronautics programs as set forth by the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-155), the FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Act (P.L. 110-161), the Vision for Space Exploration, the National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy, and NASA's Strategic Plan. NASA is making steady progress in the assembly of the International Space Station in accordance with our commitments to our fifteen international partners. Completing the Space Station, retiring the Space Shuttle in 2010 and managing the transition from the Space Shuttle to the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle and Ares launch vehicles are, collectively, the greatest management challenges facing NASA since Apollo. Within the Science portfolio in FY 2009, we are accelerating Earth science missions pursuant to the recent National Academies decadal survey, initiating development of an outer planets flagship mission, and increasing the funding for lunar science missions, among many other exciting initiatives. |