NASA’s Vision from the 2011 Strateg

Plan: 

To reach for new heigh

and

reveal the unknown 

so that 

what we do and learn what we do and learn

will 

benefit all humankind
Overview

Th FY 2012 B d t id $18 7 billi i 2012 f NASThe FY 2012 Budget provides $18.7 billion in 2012 for NAS

support a diverse portfolio of programs even in austere time

 All maj 

or elements of the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, 

development of a heavy-lift launch vehicle and deep-space vehicle, in an affordable and sustainable manner. 

 Keyp p com onents of the Nation’s priorities 

– Innovate. Supports long-term job growth and a vibrant 

increasing investment in research, technology, and deve

– Educate. Uses NASA content to educate and inspire A

future workforce.

– Build. Invests in American industry and lessens our rel

foreign providers by facilitating development of US-provcommercial access to lo Earth orbit and the Internationcommercial access to low Earth orbit and the Internation

Station, our long-term platform for human space flight. 

 To fund key priorities, tough choices were made, including re

E th i d d i i t ti t li i ti f l Earth science and administrative costs, elimination of explor

focused robotic precursors, and maintaining the heavy-lift vecrew capsule at approximately the 2011 authorized level.
2012 Highlights

 Maintains the Nation’s commitment to our national laboratory and 

exploration platform in space—the International Space Station—bnations together in a common pursuit of knowledge and experienenabl f t l ti ble future exploration.

 Embraces partnership with the U.S. commercial space industry to 

safe reliable and cost effective access to low Earth orbit for crew safe, reliable, and cost effective access to low Earth orbit for crew 

as soon as possible and to lessen our reliance on foreign service

 Develop y s a heavy-lift rocket and crew cap yp 

sule to carry explorers 

Earth orbit, and invests in the research and technology to enable space exploration. 

 Exploration beyond Earth orbit will be driven by the capabilities w

over time – destinations include cis-Lunar space, the Moon, asteMars and its environs.
2012 Highlights

 Follows national and science community priorities: leverages rob

missions to explore the solar system, supports space-based obsand studies the Earth, including g monitoring the Earth’s climate.

 Invests in high payoff, high-risk technology that industry cannot t

to transform the Nation's capabilities for exploring and utilizing sp

 Conducts cutting edge aeronautics research with increased focu

enhancing aviation safety and airspace efficiency, and reducing envi t li t ironmental impacts.

 Develops and inspires the next generation through focus on STE

education.

 Focuses on long-term affordability and efficiency through rightsiz

renewing NASA capabilities and infrastructure and protects the prenewing NASA capabilities and infrastructure and protects the p

those who have devoted their careers to the space shuttle progra
Important Considerations

 FY11 is still an unknown. Commitments to life-cycle costs and lau

likely to be impacted depending on final appropriation. 

 Reorganization:

– The Administrator intends to merge the Space Operations and Explora

Directorates over the next few months, but will maintain the current acc

_ To improve effectiveness and focus, the major portion of the Exploratio

Program is transferred to Space Technology Program is transferred to Space Technology.

 Out-year Funding Assumptions. In this time of national fiscal auste

accepted the challenge to manage to a flat out-year top-line budget amoun

funding lines beyond FY12 should be considered notional funding lines beyond FY12 should be considered notional. 

 Funding for Federal Employees. 

The budget assumes consolidatio

funding into one program element per account in order to: 

– Efficiently assign labor to projects, – Focus on strategic workforce issues, rather than tactical management 

funding, and

– Provide funding stability for workforce during period of programmatic tr

Provide funding stability for workforce during period of programmatic tr
FY 2012 Budget Request

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Budget Authority ($M) FY 2010 FY 2011 

Annualized 

CR

FY 2011 

Authorization 

Act

FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2

Science 4,498 4,469 5,006 5,017 5,01

7 5

Earth Science 1 439 1 802 1 797 1 822 1 

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Earth Science 1,439 1,802 1,797 1,822 1Planetary Science 1,364 1,486 1,540 1,429 1Astrophysics 647 1,076 683 758 James Webb Space Telescope 439 375 375 Heliophysics 608 642 622 634 Aeronautics 497 501 580 569 569 Space Technology 275 327 512 1,024 1,024 1Exploration Systems 3,626 3,594 3,706 3,949 3,949 3

Human Exploration Capabilities 3,288 2,751 2,810 2,810 2

C Sf ommercial 

Spaceflight 39 612 850 850 

Exploration Research and Development 299 343 289 289 Space Operations 6,142 6,147 5,508 4,347 4,34

7 4

Space Shuttle 3,101 1,610 665 80 International S

pace Station 2,313 2,780 2,841

2,960 3

Space and Flight Support 728 1,119 841 1,307 1Education 180 183 146 138 138 Cross-Agency Support 3,018 3,019 3,111 3,192 3,192 3CoF and ECR 453 448 394 450 450 Inspector General 36 36 37 38

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NASA FY 2012 18,724 18,724 19,000 18,724 18,724 18

Note: FY10 and FY11 figures have been adjusted to show comparable Exploration technology content wTechnology account consistent with the FY12 Budget. FY11 CR column does not include 51M SBIR payScience/ESMD to Space Technology and will be communicated via future op plan.
NASA Mission Launches 

(Fiscal Years 2010-20)
Earth Science

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 Supports launch of NPP critical to NOAA weather

2012 2013 2014 2015 

Earth Science $1,797 $1,822 $1,819 $1,858 

y

 Supports launch of NPP, critical to NOAA weather

monitoring, in early FY12, and completion and launch of remaining foundational missions: LDCM and GPM.

 Continues development of OCO-2, which is critical 

to our understanding of the Earth’s carbon cycle and its effect on the Earth’s climate. 

 Formulates and develops SMAP and ICESat Formulates and develops SMAP and ICESat-2.

 Continues pre-formulation studies of DESDynI, 

CLARREO and Climate Continuity missions: SAGE-III/ISS, GRon, OCO-3. Funding pp reduced from authorized level to support 

top line.

 Maintains climate change modeling capabilities to enhance for

regional and other effects. Continues working with NOAA/OST

dd h f idi t i d b li 

address approaches for providing sustained space-borne clima

measurements. 

 Operates 16 Earth-observing spacecraft.
Planetary Science

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

Planetary Science $1,540 $1,429 $1,395 $1,344 

 Launches Mars Science Laboratory in fall of 2011. Continues work toward LADEE and MAVEN launches in 2013. Pursues formulation of Mars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter with ESA. Pending results of the National Research Council’s Decadal Surv

funding outer planet missions concept development.

 Supports ongoing Near Earth Object identification and study. Enables restart of Plutonium-238 production with Dept. of Energy

 Continues flight de

the Advanced Stir

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oisotope 

Gen

2014/15 launch re

 Operates 13 Plane

missions

.
Astrophysics

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

Astrophysics $683 $758 $775 $780 

 Reflects the scientific priorities of the National Research Counc

Decadal Survey for Astrophysics, including technology funding strategic missions beyond JWST, core research support, and infunding p for Explorer missions.

 Works toward Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array launch i

and Astro-H launch in 2014.

 Terminates work on the Joint Dark Energy Mission. This effort 

 Completes open door flight 

testing and the first competed

evolve to respond to the priorities in the Astrophysics Decadal for dark energy. 

testing and the first competed

science observations by the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).

 O t 10 A t h i

Operates 10 Astrophysics 

missions.
James Webb Space Telescop

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

JWST $375 $375 $375 $375 

 Independent review completed in November 2010 concluded a

funds would be needed to complete the project, and has resultsignificant change in the JWST management approach.

 Th b d t id t bilit t JWST i FY 2012 th t ti

 NASA is develo

pin

g a revised 

pro

gram 

plan that 

 The 

b

u

dget provides stability to JWST in FY 2012 th

at continue

fabrication, integration, and testing of JWST while protecting thof other science missions in FY 2012.

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includes a realistic assessment of schedule and lifecycle cost. 

– The revised schedule and lifecycle cost will 

be reflected in the 2013 Budget request be reflected in the 2013 Budget request.

 The Program’s technical achievements are 

substantial, and progress continues during the 

l i

replanning process.
Heliophysics

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

Heliophysics $622 $634 $653 $660 

 Works toward launch of the strate

and MMS missions in 2012 and 2

respectively.

 Continues development of the IRI

Explorer mission for launch in 201

 Funds the next Funds the next Heliophysics Heliophysics Expl

Expl

mission selection, planned for 201

 Continues formulation of the highe

“large” mission, Solar Probe Plus.

 Maintains commitments to international partners and continues 

formulation of the Solar Orbiter Collaboration mission.

 Operates 16 Heliophysics missions.
Joint Agency Satellite Progra

NASA established a Joint Agency Satellite Division withScience Mission Directorate at Headquarters, to managwork conducted for other agencies on a fully work conducted for other agencies on

a fully

-reimbursa

reimbursa

basis. This Division:

 Builds on NASA’s history of successfully executing a 

of programs such as POES and GOES on behalf of oof programs such as POES and GOES on behalf of o

agencies.

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NOAA and USGS. 

– Continues development of JPSS, GOES-R, and J

for NOAA.

– Initiates Landsat 9 and 10 for USGS Initiates Landsat

9 and 10 for USGS.

 Applies standard NASA project management process

ensure mission success for our customers with a focu

efficiently managing operational satellite acquisitions.
Aeronautics

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

Aeronautics $569 $569 $569 $569 

 Increases research in: 

– The utilization of advanced groundbased and flight deck technologies and 

automation for efficient and safe airport automation for efficient and safe airport

surface operations.

– The effects of high altitude ice crystal on 

aircraft.

– Composite str ct res and structures and materials materials.

– Utilization and understanding of 

alternative fuels for fuel-flexible engine development. 

 Continues support for new FY 2011 initiatives into the integrat

unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System validation and verification of complex aviation systems in suppmulti-agency NextGen initiativemulti-agency NextGen initiative.

 Refocuses a smaller Hypersonics project on foundational rese

which NASA has unique competencies.
Space Technology 

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 The central NASA contribution to a revitalized research techno

2012 2013 2014 2015 

Space Technology $1,024 $1,024 $1,024 $1,024 

y

 The central NASA contribution to

a revitalized research, techno

innovation agenda for our Nation. Includes SBIR/STTR ($184Mexploration technology ($310M).

 Funds advancements and innovations in nextg 

eneration techno

make NASA, other government and commercial space activities capable and affordable.

 Develops long-range technologies to enable human exploration

d t t iti l i demonstrate critical in-space capabiliti h i 

bilities suc

h as cryogenic pro

storage and solar electric propulsion.

 Focuses on priority areas, such as 

communications,,, 

 sensors, robotics, m

propulsion. 

 Uses grants, prizes and alternative fu

mechanisms to spur innovation. 

 Funds technology fellowships for grad

to develop solutions to space technolchallenges.
Human Exploration Capabilit

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 Provides steady funding for the Space Launch System (SLS) an

2012 2013 2014 2015 

HEC $2,810 $2,810 $2,810 $2,81

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 Provides steady funding for the Space Launch System (SLS) an

Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV).

 Tough choices – kept MPCV and SLS at approximately the 201

level for 2012. This level provides a solid foundation from which level for 2012. This level provides

a solid foundation from which 

the development of these important systems.

 Develops the heavy-lift vehicle ($1.8B in FY12) that will launch t

vehicle, other modules, and cargo for missions beyond low Eart

– Reference Vehicle Design is an Ares/Shuttle-derived solution.– NASA is committed to creating a plan that meets available funding.

 Uses recently-awarded BAA study contracts and Government 

R i t A l i C l t l t d i d ii Requirements 

Analysis 

Cycle to evaluate 

design 

decisions.

 In parallel with SLS acquisition activities, NASA is prioritizing wo

existing contracts to maintain progress and minimize workforce 
Human Exploration Capability (

 Develops the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle ($1.0B in FY12) to car

orbit, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew while and id f provide safe re-ent f d t l iti try from 

deep space return velocities.

 NASA has selected the beyond-LEO version of Orion (“block 2”) 

MPCV Reference Vehicle Design and will pace funding so the veMPCV Reference Vehicle Design, and will pace funding so the ve

be available in tandem with SLS.

 NASA is committed to creating a plan that meets available fundin

pace MPCV d l t t b t ti i ith SLS ti iti MPCV

development to 

best opti

mize with SLS acti

vities.

 Final decisions on plans for the SLS an

will be made during the Acquisition Strwill be made during the Acquisition Str

review process this Spring or summer.
Commercial Spaceflight 

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

Commercial Crew $850 $850 $850 $850 

 Leverages significant private sector investments to spur the dev

U.S. commercial human spaceflight systems and end our depenRussian spaceflight capabilities.

 Facilitates the development of U.S. commercial crew space tran

capability with the goal of achieving safe, reliable, and cost effecto and from low Earth orbit and the International Space Station.

 Builds off successful progress in the development of commercia

capabilities and the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) a

 Supports award of multiple, competitive, fixed-price, milestone-b

agreements that support the development, testing, and demonsmultiple commercial crew systems.

 Ensures that eventual contracted services meet the Agency’s st

transportation system certification requirements.
Exploration Research and Develop

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

ERD $289 $289 $289 $289 

 Expands fundamental knowledge and develops advanced hum

spaceflight capabilities required to explore space in a more susaffordable way. 

 Comprises the Human Research Program (HRP) and the Adva

Exploration Systems (AES) program. 

– HRP conducts fundamental and applied research on the hu

t id t k l d t h l i d to provide countermeasures, 

knowle

dge, tec

hnologies, an

d 

enable safe, reliable, and productive human missions.

– AES develops and demonstrates prototype systems for life 

habitation and extra habitation, and extra-vehicular activity vehicular activity.

 Transfers the Enabling Technology Development and Demonst

(ETDD) program to the Space Technology program.

 Tou

gh choices 

– eliminated fundin

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precursors. Supports Joint effort with Science to identify and prrobotic data collection to enable future human exploration beyoorbit.
Space Shuttle

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

Shuttle $665 $80 -- -- 

 Continues disposition of property 

and capabilities no longer required culminating in disposition of most culminating in disposition of most

Space Shuttle assets by FY 2013.

 Supports Shuttle workforce and Supports Shuttle workforce and

facility transition efforts including funding contractually required ($548M) pension costs related to 

Shuttle retirement.
International Space Station

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

ISS $2,841 $2,960 $3,005 $3,098 

 Supports:

– Extension of ISS lifetime to 2020 or beyond in concert with o

international partners. 

– Expanded utilization of ISS research capabilities, including N

Laboratory activities and plans for research oversight by a noorganization.

– E h d f ti lit t l t i ffi i 

E

n

hance

d functionality to lower costs or increase effi

ciency, 

demands on crew time, improve safety, abenefit future exploration programs or capabilities.

– Crew and cargo transportation including the Crew and cargo transportation including the

Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contracts.

 The goal is to fully use the Station’s R&D 

f

capabilities to conduct scienti ic research, improve 

our ability to operate in space, and demonstrate new technologies.
Space and Flight Support

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 S t d i ti l f 21st Ct L h C 

2012 2013 2014 201

Space and Flight Support $841 $1,307 $1,341 $1,2

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

Suppor

t mo

dernization plans 

for a 21st

Cen

tury 

Launc

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Com

improve capabilities and infrastructure for a low-cost space transportation facility at KSC.

 Provides s

p gp ace communication and navi

gation ca

pabilities 

missions.

 Provides crew expertise for future missions by maintaining 

number of astronauts with appropriate skills and experience

 Provides safe reliable and cost effective launch services fo

safe, reliable, and cost effective launch services fo

NASA-sponsored payloads using ELVs.

– In FY 2012, includes up to 5 NASA launches and support of 8 DOD l– Provides advisory support for the NASA COTS demonstrations– Certifies new and emerging launch Certifies new and emerging launch vehicles vehicles

 Supports commercial rocket propulsion testing at NASA tes

– Improves coordination with DoD through successful execution of the 

Propulsion Test Alliance

Continues work on SSC’s High Pressure Industrial Water System pro

– Continues work on SSC s High Pressure Industrial Water System pro

 Supports future ISS transportation and space communicatio

including future purchases of commercial seats and crew s
Education

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 Continues the Summer of Innovation pilot project by partnering w

2012 2013 2014 2015 

Education $138 $138 $138 $138 

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 Continues the Summer of Innovation pilot project by partnering w

education organizations.

 Incorporates the recent design team recommendations to levera

strengths to address national STEM education needs.

 Pursues innovative approaches that enable additional student la

initiatives and other hands-on payload development and engineeopportunities for NASA missions.

 Expands educator professional development 

and pre-service preparation related to NASA missions.

 I it ll i l t i Increases community college involvement in 

NASA research and prepares students for jobs in the twenty-first century.

 Continues MUREP EPSCoR and Space

Continues MUREP, EPSCoR and SpaceGrants.
Cross-Agency Support and Constru

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2012 2013 2014 2015 

Cross-Agency $3,192 $3,192 $3,192 $3,19

Construction & ECR $450 $450 $450 $450 

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 Cross-Agency Support

– Continues to fund o

perations and maintenance of NASA’s 9 field 

Construction

& ECR $450 $450 $450 $450 

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component facilities and headquarters

– Funds agency-wide management functions

– Conducts safet

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y activities to assure safet

y and mis

– Works to find efficiencies and drive down operating costs, includ

Human Space Flight center hiring slow downs to realign workforcapabilities. 

 Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration

– Implements multi-decadal strategy to reduce and renew NASA’s 

to be more efficient and sustainable

– Funds major repairs of NASA’s facilities and constructs new or m

facilities as required to conduct NASA’s program missions, and mNASA’s environmental clean-up responsibilities
Summary

 NASA is pursuing a reinvigorated path of exploration, innovation, t

scientific discovery that engages the public with a fiscally responsi

pursues the strategies laid out in the NASA Authorization Act of 20pursues the strategies laid out in the NASA Authorization Act of 20

 NASA’s strategic approach will enable exciting developments that 

aeronautics and spaceflight more affordable and sustainable, narr

spaceflight gap inspire a new generation of Americans and increaspaceflight gap, inspire a new generation of Americans, and increa

knowledge of the Earth, solar system and the universe.

 In this era of fiscal constraint, NASA will challenge itself to implem

approach t i iti t i ht d t i i

hes to acquisition management, oversight and teaming wi

administrative efficiencies. 

 NASA’s investment will ensure that the aerospace and aeronautic

space explorers, and legacy and new industries, will have the tooland knowledge to sustain U.S. leadership and competitiveness. 

 The Agency looks forward to working with the Congress and other

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Nation’s goals for the Agency. 
Acronyms

• BAA: Broad Area Announcement • BAA: Broad Area Announcement • LDCM: Landsat Data Continuity Miss• Clarreo: Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity 

Observatory 

• CRS: cargo resupply Services

LDCM: Landsat Data Continuity Miss

• MAVEN: Mars Atmosphere and Vola• MMS: Magnetospheric Multiscale Mi

C C

• DESDynI: Deformation, Ecosystem structure and 

Dynamics of Ice mission

• ELV: Expendable Launch Vehicle

• MPCV: Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

• MUREP: Minority University researc• NOAA: National Oceanographic and 

Administration

• EPSCoR: Experimental Program to Stimulate 

Competitive Research

• ESA: European Space Agency

GO S G O

• NPP: NPOESS Preparatory Project• OCO: Orbiting Carbon Observatory

• GOES: Geostationary Operational Environmental POES P l O ti l E i 

Satellite

• GPM: Global Precipitation Mission• GRACE: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment 

• POES: Polar Operational Environme• RBSP: Radiation belt Storm Probes• SAGE: Stratospheric Aerosol and Ga

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• ICESat: Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite• ISS: International Space Station

JPSS J i t P l S t llit S t

• SLS: Space Launch System• SMAP: Soil Moisture Active-Passive • STEM: Science, Technology, Engine

• JPSS: Joint Polar Satellite System

• LADEE: Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer

• USGS: U.S. Geological Survey