SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978
 

Table 2-2. Total Manned Spaceflight Funding History

(in thousands of dollars) a

 

Year

Request

Authorization

Programmed

.

1969

2 483 400

2 280700

2 177 500

1970

1 919 227 b

1 919227

2 029 967

1971

1 474 200

1 561 200

1 422 469

1972

1 286 475

1 320475

1 285 475

1973

1 224 400

1 224400

1 135 775

1974

1 032 000 c

1 032 000

999 900

1975

1 124 800

1 119800

1 235 800 d

1976

1 791 200 e

1 411 100 f

1 560 574

1977

1 644 700 d

1 642 200

1 763 700

1978

1 753 500

1 756 500

1 751 500

 

a The Office of Manned Spaceflight was renamed the Office of Spaceflight during FY 1977 and the Office of Space Transportation Systems during FY 1979.

b $117 473 000 of the request was reserved from apportionment pursuant to the Expenditure Control Act of 1968; the original request was for $1 890 227 000.

c The original request was for $1 057 000 000; final budget submission was reduced to $1 032 000 000; the remaining $25 000 000 was supplied by FY 1973 funds.

d Includes funds for expendable launch vehicles, an item previously funded by the Office of Space Science and Applications.

e Includes $376 600 000 for the transition quarter.

f Authorization figures do not include transition quarter funds.

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