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NASA Receives Billion Dollar Budget Increase

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NASA is set to receive $20.7 billion in fiscal year 2018.

The House Appropriations Committee released its final omnibus spending bill which funds NASA more than a billion dollars more than it received last fiscal year.

NASA’s planetary science division gets a big boost to fund initiatives like a mission to Europa one of Jupiter’s moons.

It also includes $350 million to build a second mobile launch pad at Kennedy Space Center for NASA’s next rocket

There’s also money for Mars exploration including the development of a Martian helicopter.

The House passed the bill Thursday and now it must pass in the Senate by Friday to avert another government shutdown.

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Byrne also hosts WMFE's weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration.