China is watching developments surrounding NASA's budget and anticipating how its could affect programs and US leadership in space.
The White House's federal budget request for fiscal year 2024 allocated $27.2 billion to NASA, representing a 7% increase over what it received in 2023. Some of the major objectives outlined in the budget are the Artemis Program that aims to return astronauts to the moon, the Mars Sample Return program, continuing to make new scientific discoveries in the solar system and beyond, maintaining a long-term presence in low-Earth orbit and advancing U.S. leadership in innovation.
