Procurement Magazine November 2023 | Page 86

The future of NASA
NASA spends approximately

$ 21 billion or

85 % of its budget on acquiring goods and services

The future of NASA

In 2023 and beyond , the agency will prepare for our future by exploring the secrets of the universe . All for the benefit of humanity .
NASA ’ s future will continue to be a story of human exploration , technology , and science . They will go back to the Moon to learn more about what it will take to support human exploration to Mars and beyond . They will continue to nurture the development of a vibrant low-Earth orbit economy that builds on the work done to date by the International Space Station .
NASA engineers will develop new technologies to improve air transport at home and meet the challenges of advanced space exploration . Their scientists will work to increase an understanding of our planet and our place in the universe . They will continue to try to answer the question , “ Are we alone ?”