Participants at AIAA Capitol Hill Forum Call for Congress to Appropriately Fund NASA Space Life Science Research

“The event closed with a call to action during which the panel participants and attendees called for Congress to provide level funding for NASA life science research, with a top level increase to the NASA budget of $38 million over the President’s budget submission.”

AIAA Information Paper: Restore and Sustain Our National Space Life Sciences Research Capability

“The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is deeply concerned about the potential destruction of the U.S. space life sciences research community. The human exploration element within the administration’s Vision for Space Exploration is dependent on this community to extend a human presence, as proposed, beyond Earth orbit.”

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