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Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas), chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee that funds NASA, said March 15 he would seek additional funding for the agency in 2017. Credit: House Appropriations Committee webcast

WASHINGTON — Members of a House appropriations committee said March 15 they will seek to increase funding for NASA above the administration’s request for fiscal year 2017, particularly for programs like the Space Launch System and a mission to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...