Table.

Historical Data on Federal Research and Development

Trends in the NASA Budget, 2000-2020

(budget authority in millions of constant 2020 dollars)
Fiscal Years 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Science Mission Directorate (SMD) 5,347.6 5,422.0 5,435.7 6,231.9 6,037.3 5,813.4 5,389.1 5,721.5 5,755.5 5,413.0 5,360.5 5,748.8
Earth Science* 1,487.5 1,504.7 1,655.6 1,715.4 2,012.1
Planetary Science* 1,508.7 1,596.1 1,548.4 1,626.2 1,695.3
Astrophysics* 1,199.4 1,076.5 917.2 771.5 737.5
James Webb Space Telescope* 494.7 620.5 561.3 522.9 557.2
Heliophysics* 1,031.1 957.7 730.6 724.6 746.9
Exploration 1,809.3 2,262.3 2,286.4 2,722.9 3,012.8 2,334.5 3,134.1 3,561.8 4,012.0 4,213.9 4,321.4 4,465.2
Orion
SLS
Exploration Technology 327.8 532.9
Aeronautics 829.0 822.3 913.0 831.8 1,139.4 1,016.5 917.8 737.0 621.9 601.0 592.4 623.4
Spaceflight Operations 8,218.0 7,735.3 7,905.0 7,102.9 6,350.2 7,517.6 7,094.9 6,346.5 6,599.4 6,929.7 7,320.1 6,013.6
Other 1/ 3,794.1 4,230.5 4,512.6 4,475.4 4,610.2 4,628.3 4,702.7 3,845.0 4,171.8 4,278.5 4,394.5 4,173.2
Total NASA Budget 19,998.1 20,472.5 21,052.7 21,364.9 21,149.9 21,310.3 21,238.6 20,211.7 21,160.7 21,436.3 22,316.6 21,557.1
NASA Recovery Act 1,204.5
COVID-19 Funding
Source: AAAS Reports and agency budget data. Constant dollar conversions based on OMB's GDP deflators from the FY 2021 budget.
*SMD budget re-structured beginning in FY 2007. 1/ 'Other' includes support, construction, OIG, and education programs.

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 Table. Historical Data on Federal Research and Development

Trends in the NASA Budget, 2000-2020

(budget authority in millions of constant 2020 dollars)
Fiscal Years 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Science Mission Directorate (SMD) 5,818.5 5,384.5 5,687.7 5,726.4 6,045.5 6,129.4 7,011.8 7,022.5 7,138.9
Earth Science* 2,024.9 1,868.4 2,016.2 1,948.6 2,085.7 2,029.3 1,996.9 1,971.8 1,733.5
Planetary Science* 1,721.8 1,435.3 1,486.8 1,580.1 1,762.5 1,944.0 2,305.6 2,713.4 2,607.5
Astrophysics* 743.6 694.8 749.4 798.1 825.4 804.1 884.0 1,306.2 814.7
James Webb Space Telescope* 594.7 706.7 727.2 704.9 671.2 605.7 554.8 423.0 406.6
Heliophysics* 739.6 679.3 708.2 694.7 700.7 717.7 715.7 724.5 620.7
Exploration 4,251.1 4,172.7 4,544.3 3,869.4 4,326.3 4,450.6 4,979.3 5,144.4 6,017.6
Orion 1,376.2 1,254.2 1,322.5 1,299.9 1,374.9 1,414.8 1,403.4 1,406.7 1,373.1
SLS 1,717.3 1,593.3 1,767.7 1,833.4 2,134.8 2,262.6 2,235.0 2,585.9 2,212.9
Exploration Technology 657.9 692.0 636.4 655.6 743.1 879.2 790.0 945.2 1,100.0
Aeronautics 653.0 596.3 625.3 701.2 686.2 697.8 717.3 739.1 783.9
Spaceflight Operations 4,798.2 4,194.5 4,169.6 5,051.9 5,448.0 5,257.5 4,936.8 4,732.0 4,140.2
Other 1/ 4,200.5 3,951.5 3,832.7 3,666.2 3,629.1 3,491.2 3,675.1 3,341.2 3,378.4
Total NASA Budget 20,379.2 18,991.5 19,496.0 19,670.7 20,878.1 20,905.7 22,110.3 21,924.4 22,559.0
NASA Recovery Act
COVID-19 Funding 0.1
Source: AAAS Reports and agency budget data. Constant dollar conversions based on OMB's GDP deflators from the FY 2021 budget.
*SMD budget re-structured beginning in FY 2007.

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