Year
.
1969
30 800 a
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24 300
1970
32 100 c
32 100
32 400
1971
34 000
34 000
37 500
1972
37 200
37 200
41 000
1973
41 900
41 900
76 000
1974
46 000
47 000
60 200
1975
47 700
50 700
51 800
1976
46 900 d
46 900
51 100 e
1977
43 800
43 800
44 900
1978
55 300
55 300
70 400
a $9 500 000 of which was requested for Thor boosters.
b Of the $128 300 000 request for launch vehicle procurement (excluding Saturn), $115 700 000 was authorized; the chronological history does not indicate from which line item(s) the $12 600 000 was deducted. However, the House committee recommended a $6 600 000 deduction from the Delta request on March 19, 1968. It was also recommended that Delta's budget be cut further by an unspecified reduction in sustaining engineering and maintenance.
c NASA's initial budget request for Delta was $33 700 000.
d Includes $10 300 000 for the transition quarter.
e Includes $9 300 000 from the transition quarter.