A quick NASA budget update: the House has approved a bill that authorizes a NASA budget of $20.2 billion for the next fiscal year, which is a significant increase over the White House’s proposed budget of $17.8 billion. The bill is likely to make it through the Senate intact as well. An important note: an authorization bill is not the same as actually giving out money. The bill “authorizes” a … Continue reading House authorizes NASA funding increase over proposed budget