Space programs moving up on DoD’s budget priority list

Pentagon funding for space programs will grow in the coming years as the U.S. military increasingly relies on satellites to conduct operations, the Defense Department’s comptroller Mike McCord said March 9. 

Federal budget stalemate having ‘ripple effects’ on national security space missions

If a CR continues, two national security space missions funded in 2022 would have to be pushed into 2023 or beyond.

Lawmakers question Space Force technology investments

U.S. Space Force technology investments was one of the topics discussed June 16 at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee.

Congressional Democrats urge Biden to cut defense spending

A March 16 letter signed by 50 House Democrats urges President Joe Biden to reduce the Pentagon’s budget to pay for other activities.

Space Force’s 2021 budget plan is heavy on satellites and launch

Here’s an analysis of the proposed U.S. Space Force budget’s high points.

Bipartisan spending deal cuts funding for Space Force by $32 million

The agreement provides $40 million in operations and maintenance funds for the U.S. Space Force.

Op-ed | Global government space budgets continues multiyear rebound

An expanding U.S. civil space budget is a main force behind recent growth in government space spending, but new civil space expenditures in Asia, the Middle East and Africa also contributed.

Big cut proposed for NOAA satellite division

An earlier version of this article that appeared in the March 25 issue of SpaceNews reported that the White House was seeking $1.2 billion for NESDIS. 

The Trump administration’s 2020 budget plan would reduce funding by about 17 …

Looming budget crunch puts DoD space strategy in jeopardy

Frank Rose, former assistant secretary of state for arms control, said funding for space security, missile defense sand nuclear weapons are going to be key “points of friction” because the administration the new Congress.

Total cost of a Space Force is hard to pin down

A number of lawmakers have said they will oppose the Trump administration’s Space Force plan because of its high cost.

Some fresh tidbits on the U.S. military space budget

The Air Force's share of the Defense Department's $12.5 billion national security space budget is $11.4 billion.

Air Force is spending more on space, but modernization path still a big question

In its budget proposal for the coming year, the U.S. Air Force is trying to send the same message to foreign adversaries and critics at home: the service definitely is not underestimating threats the United States and its allies face in space.

Op-ed | The business ROI on NASA research investments

President Donald J. Trump’s proposed 2018/2019 NASA budget represents a slight overall increase in funding while aiming to close out a handful of programs and projects. While the uptick is welcome, program cuts can still have consequences and may undercut job creation, research and even private sector business development.

SN Military.Space | DoD space budget: Billions for next-gen satellites, launch vehicles; New funding lines for ‘rapid acquisitions’

An initial look at the budget documents released on Monday reveals that spending on space is up only modestly but that priorities appear to be shifting.

Pentagon space budget shaped by threats from Russia, China

“We are in a more dangerous security environment than we have seen in a generation,” said Maj. Gen. John Pletcher, the Air Force budget director.

SN Military.Space | Vice Chief Selva: With no budget ‘We’re gambling’ – Why it’s hard to defend space – Space industry adapts to changing market

With still no budget four months into fiscal year 2018, the Pentagon is waiting to see where the chips fall. Defense officials are ready to take the FY19 budget proposal up to Capitol Hill but that may prove a tricky bet not knowing what Congress will appropriate for FY18.

Mattis sees need for new space programs

“In space, we need new starts in order to take advantage of what industry can deliver if we are willing to invest there,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sept. 20 at the annual Air Force Association Air Space Cyber conference.

Senate follows House lead in criticizing NASA budget cuts

As House appropriators approved a spending bill that rolled back some of the proposed cuts in the administration’s 2018 budget request for NASA, Senate colleagues raised similar concerns about cuts to agency programs.

House spending bill would boost NASA funding

House appropriators introduced a spending bill June 28 that would increase NASA’s budget by nearly $800 million above the administration’s request, with particular support for the agency’s exploration and education programs.

Lawmakers show little agreement on the defense budget

Space didn't come up in the congressional hearings, but a continuing resolution could still derail the military's plans.