US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Friday (June 5) opened his Legislature in Republicans’s Republicans’s Republicans’s Republicans Rechiations Bill.
Those directives make Chinese focus the moon and Mars a priority; Proposal dedicates nearly $ 10 billion at the current level to “win the New Space Race with China and ensure that America dominates space. “
It also makes funds taught by tech designed to make the future mission on Mars, key aspects to NASA’s Artemis Lunar program, the moon-to-to-Mars program and the International Space Station (ISS).
Details, Details, Details
An important piece of new proposal called Section 0005 will provide $ 9.995 billion for fiscal year 2025, as supplemental funds for critical infrastructures in these areas. Here’s where most of the suggested money goes:
- Mars Telecommunications Orbiter: $ 700 million for commercial acquisition of a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter. This orbiter can double use; It can help with NASA’s Mars Sample Return Coverage campaign on primary mars samples of land and future Miss on Mars also come. (By President Trump’s 2026 budget request Cancels Mars Sample Rouli.)
- Gateway: $ 2.6 billion to full fund orbit space in space known as gatethat now is an important feature of NASA artemis architecture. (The 2026 President Trump’s budget proposal detracts the gate.)
- Space launch system: $ 4.1 billion to fund Space Launch System (SLS) Rockets for Artemis 4 and Artemis 5 missions. The SLS is the only operational, rate rated by the person who can obtain the astronauts in the moon, as Cruz’s new letters. This fund does not prevent revision of commercial rocket-like SpaceX’s shipswhich is still in progress – if and when it is available.
- Orion Crew Vehicle: $ 20 million to fund continuous acquisition of the fourth ice The capsule, for use of SLS for Artemis 4 and reinforce the next Artemis missions. (White House suggested 2026 Budget of SLS and Orion after Artemis 3 Moon’s landing mission, which ended with launching 2027.)
- International Space Station: $ 1.25 billion for issuing issuance of five years. This will keep orbit the lab through the planned end of its life at 2030 and helps ensure a smooth transition to private spaces in Low orbit of the ground After that.
- US Deorbit Vehicle: $ 325 million to fund the US Deorbit Vehicle, which leads to issue safety at the end of its operation. In 2024, NASA is selected In the selected spacex to build this spacecraft.
On Centers
The bill will give $ 1 billion for infrastructure repairs to NASA’s SpaceFlight centers.
NASA infrastructure backlog in its entire centers are more than $ 5 billion, according to the newly released document. The $ 1 billion Center fund focuses on agency’s spaceflight centers, and in infrastructure needed to beat China on Mars and Moon.
Here are details:
- Spennis Space Center: $ 120 million for infrastructure and upgrades. Stennis is the residence of the engine’s attempt for heavy rocket rocket uprising required to reach the deep space.
- Kennedy Space Center: $ 250 million for infrastructure repair. KSC is the main launch of NASA complicated and the site from which each astronaut has been sent to space.
- Johnson Space Center: $ 300 million for infrastructure and upgrades. The JSC is the residence of the mission control, the astronaut corps, and overall operation of space.
- Marshall Space Flight Center: $ 100 million for infrastructure and upgrades. Marshall is NASA’s main house for insuring research.
- Michud Assembly Facility: $ 30 million for infrastructure and upgrading.
Timelines
Section 0005 also requires at least 50% of obligated funds not exceeding September 30, 2028; 100% of them do not exceed September 30, 2029; And all associated with no end of September 30, 2034.
Congress Budget’s Budget office PreiliAinariryment estimates that $ 9.96 billion is obligated and spent within a 10-year window.
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