FY2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee Mark - NASA Excerpt
* The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is funded at $17.9 billion, a reduction of $509 million or 2.8 percent from the FY2011 enacted level.
* The bill preserves NASA portfolio balanced among science, aeronautics, technology and human space flight investments, including the Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle, the heavy lift Space Launch System, and commercial crew development.
* The bill provides funds to enable a 2018 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.