This bill (S. 1722) would provide $1,000,000,000 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for work at the Johnson Space Center. The money would remain available until September 30, 2034. The funds are for a set of facility upgrades, repairs, and equipment to support human spaceflight training, mission operations, and related commercial activities at Johnson Space Center.
The bill directs money to upgrade and maintain buildings, labs, and training facilities at Johnson Space Center. It names specific projects such as preparing the Neutral Buoyancy Lab for commercial space station training, modernizing Mission Control, upgrading astromaterials facilities for Moon and Mars samples, and repairing training and cargo aircraft. The bill also says any remaining funds may be used to help NASA and commercial partners develop advanced spacesuits, hardware, food systems, vacuum chambers, and simulations for missions to low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars.
The bill appropriates $1,000,000,000, available until September 30, 2034. The listed projects include preparation of the Neutral Buoyancy Lab; upgrades and repairs to the Astromaterials Curation and Research facility; modernization of the Mission Control Center; upgrades to Ellington Field astronaut flight training facilities; electrical substation switchgear upgrades; HVAC and mechanical system renewals; replacement of steam chillers in building 24; fire alarm deferred maintenance; foundation repairs; full modernization and construction of the space food systems laboratory; asbestos mitigation; upgrades to the space environment simulation laboratory in building 32; repair or replacement of chilled water cross ties and lines to Mission Control; roof repairs and replacements; modernization of the imagery laboratory in building 8; repair and refurbishment of astronaut training aircraft; and repair, refurbishment, or replacement of large volume cargo transportation aircraft. Any remaining funds are to be used for facility or infrastructure upgrades to enable development of advanced spacesuits, hardware, food systems, vacuum chambers, and training simulations, as determined by the NASA Administrator.
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