The International Space Station should continue to operate through the end of the decade.
NASA's participation in the International Space Station program will be extended by six years to 2030.
The main purpose of the CHIPS Act is to increase the production of chips in the United States to address supply chain shortages caused by the H1N1 swine flu.
The first authorization for NASA in five years was passed by Congress in the NASA Authorization Act of 2022.
Nelson said that the act shows continued bipartisan support of NASA's many missions, including the moon to Mars approach. NASA will continue to advance scientific discoveries, enable sustainable aviation, address climate change and much more thanks to the support of the Biden-Harris Administration.
Biden wants a $26 billion budget for NASA in the years to come.
The program's other partner agencies must commit to the extension in order for it to happen.
The Russian federal space agency is not fully committed. On Tuesday, Roscosmos said that it would be withdrawing from the program after 24 years.
Russian officials have said they want to remain partners with the International Space Station until a new Russian space station is up and running, which is unlikely to happen until at least the year 2028.
The Senate has a draft commerce, justice and science spending bill. The bill would give NASA $25.9738 billion next year, which is in line with the White House's budget request.
Some changes for NASA are included in the bill. Adding $50 million to support a new commercial crew provider beyond SpaceX and Boeing, asking the asteroid-hunting NEO Surveyor mission to maintain its 2026 launch date, and cutting a part of the space technology spending that includes nuclear thermal proplusion work are some of the things the government wants to do.
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