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It has been said that NASA’s Space Launch System, which is under development at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, recently received funding from the US House of Representatives.
US Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, on Wednesday made an announcement about the increase of $150 million in funding over 2015 for the rocket.
The increase in funding came after the house gave approval for the spending bill known as the commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016.
According to Brooks, the appropriations will fund the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, NASA, the National Science Foundation and other related agencies.
Vice chair of the Space subcommittee of the House's Science, said in official announcement that the spending bill contains $51.4 billion in total discretionary funding and SLS has a total of $1.85 billion.
Brooks said that several payloads that are expected to be launched on SLS require large or enhanced upper stage which will increase SLS’s capabilities.
The appropriation bill includes $50 million for continued Enhanced Upper Stage (EUS) development, which is designed and tested in North Alabama.
The bill also designs the SLS as the launch vehicle for NASA’s planned mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa in 2022.
Brook said, “The CJS Appropriations bill robustly funds well-balanced space exploration, science, and aeronautics programs, and fully funds the Space Launch System, which will allow us to meet program goals and stay on track for future missions”.
He said this bill is a future investment that will provide NASA with an increase of $518.9 million in funding over the 2015 enacted level, setting the funding authorization and policy direction that are needed to maintain its supremacy in space and aeronautics.
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