Bush's NASA budget increases funding for shuttle upgrades, Mars exploration

Posted by jburk to Budget at April 10, 2001 12:00 PM

President Bush laid out a $14.5 billion NASA budget that includes a decrease in space station funding, and increases for shuttle upgrades and robotic Mars exploration...In addition to enhanced probes every two years for the rest of the decade, the recommendation would pay for a mission to bring back martian soil samples in 2011, three years ahead of schedule.