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Budget of NASA
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<p>As a federal agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (<a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a>) receives its funding from the annual <a href="/facts/United_States_federal_budget/pGvHcPdd">federal budget</a> passed by the <a href="/facts/United_States_Congress/mJlU46K7">United States Congress</a>. The following charts detail the amount of federal funding allotted to NASA each year over its history to pursue programs in <a href="/facts/Aeronautics/yu2YEPv9">aeronautics</a> research, robotic <a href="/facts/Spaceflight/zPrnATzo">spaceflight</a>, technology development, and human <a href="/facts/Space_exploration/2eKXYVdq">space exploration</a> programs. </p>