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SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III

PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978

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Year	Request	Authorization	Programmed	Total NASA Budget Request, R&D
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1969	426 000	377 900	354 573	3 677 200
1970	423 000	389 400	391 225	3 006 427
1971	398700	398 700	398 654	2 606 100
1972	567 900	560 400	552 900	2 517 700
1973	669 400	669 400	679 169	2 600 900
1974	584 000 a	552 000	664 482	2 197 000
1975	547 015	550 015	417 315	2 346 015
1976	742 900 b	589 600 c	434 126	2 678 380
1977	379 025	380 525	380 325	2 758 925
1978	405 700 d	414 700	404 700	3 026 000

a $31 000 000 from FY 1973 funds were applied to FY 1974 programs; $553 000 000 was actually requested.

b Includes $160 300 000 for the transition quarter.

c Authorization figures do not include the transition quarter.

d NASA's final budget submission for FY 1978 was increased by $10 000 000; the extra request was targeted for the lunar and planetary program (see table 3-20).