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AIA: NASA Budget Falls Short
The Bush Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget request for NASA includes an overall increase for space exploration, but aeronautics research continues t

The Bush Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget request for NASA includes an overall increase for space exploration, but aeronautics research continues to fall short, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) said last month. The request totals $17.6 billion, an increase of 2.9 percent from Fiscal Year 2008.

“Aeronautics research and development is significantly under-funded once again, affecting transitional research that enables technology from government labs to move to real-life applications,” said AIA president and CEO Marion Blakey.