Federal Space Program-Budget Authority, by Agency: 1960 - 1989[In millions of dollars, except percent.] ___NASA(1)___ ___Defense___ % of % ofYear Total Total Total Total Total Other
1960 1,066 462 43.3 561 52.6 43
1965 6,956 5,138 73.9 1,574 22.6 244
1970 5,341 3,547 66.4 1,678 31.4 115
1971 4,741 3,101 65.4 1,512 31.9 127
1972 4,575 3,071 67.1 1,407 30.8 97
1973 4,825 3,093 64.1 1,623 33.6 109
1974 4,640 2,759 59.4 1,766 38.1 116
1975 4,914 2,915 59.3 1,892 38.5 107
1976(2) 6,660 4,075 61.2 2,444 36.7 142
1977 5,983 3,440 57.5 2,412 40.3 131
1978 6,518 3,623 55.6 2,738 42.0 157
1979 7,244 4,030 55.6 3,036 41.9 178
1980 8,689 4,680 53.9 3,848 44.3 160
1981 9,978 4,992 50.0 4,828 48.4 158
1982 12,441 5,528 44.4 6,679 53.7 234
1983 15,589 6,328 40.6 9,019 57.9 242
1984 17,136 6,648 38.8 10,195 59.5 293
1985 20,167 6,925 34.3 12,768 63.3 474
1986 21,659 7,165 33.1 14,126 65.2 368
1987(3) 26,448 9,809 37.1 16,287 61.6 352
1988(4) 26,373 8,302 31.5 17,679 67.0 392
1989(4) 30,196 10,616 35.2 19,100 63.3 480
1. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Includes
budget authority for the space transportation system of $3.1
billion in 1982; $4.1 billion in 1983; and $4.0 billion in
1984.
2. Includes transition quarter, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1976.
3. Includes $2.1 billion for replacement of shuttle orbiter
Challenger.
4. Estimated.
Source:U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration; U.S.