Note that NASA's Earth Science was recently rolled into the Science
line item. For example, compare 2007 Earth Science with:

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/2167main_04b...sum_030227.pdf

That will make recent Space Science figures look artificially high
compared to earlier ones. There are probably other similar things to
take into account (inflation, etc).



Brian Thorn wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:28:30 -0400, "jonathan"
wrote:

CAPE CANAVERAL, Aug. 18 -- Three NASA advisers who spoke out against
budget cuts to the space agency's science programs turned in their
resignations this week, officials said Thursday.

That doesn't prove them right. $5 Billion a year isn't chump change.

Neither is one billion. Or two. So any amount at all spent on space science
is enough with your reasoning.

Fine. Time to put up the numbers and let the readers decide for
themselves...

NASA Space Science budgets:

FY 94: $1.7 billion
FY 95: $1.7 billion
FY 96: $2.1 billion
FY 97: $1.9 billion
FY 98: $2 billion
FY 99: $2.1 billion
FY 00: $2.1 billion
FY 01: $2.3 billion
FY 02: $2.8 billion
FY 03: $3.5 billion
FY 04: $3.9 billion
FY 05: $4.1 billion
FY 06: $5.2 billion

Proposed:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/142458main_FY07_budget_full.pdf

FY 07: $5.3 billion
FY 08: $5.3 billion
FY 09: $5.4 billion
FY 10: $5.4 billion
FY 11: $5.5 billion

Brian