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Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), ranking member of the CJS appropriations subcommittee, called the flat funding for NASA in a 2021 spending bill a "rebuke" to the agency's Artemis program to land humans on the moon by 2024. Credit: House Appropriations Committee webcast

WASHINGTON — As the head of NASA emphasized what he saw as bipartisan support for the agency in Congress, several Republican members of the House criticized colleagues for a fiscal year 2021 spending bill they believe inadequately funds the agency.

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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...