United States Government Space Budget
U.S. National Security Space Budgets
2018 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
Space technologies are a vital asset to the United States military across air, land, sea, and cyberspace. All four branches under the Department of Defense (DoD) – the Air Force…
2016 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
The United States spent $## billion on space activities in FY 2016, which ran from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. ## of this spending, ## %, went... The…
2017 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
The United States spent $## billion on space activities in fiscal year (FY) 2017, which ran from October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2017. Nearly half of U.S. government spending,…
2015 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
The majority of U.S. space spending in FY 2015, ##%, was directed toward national security space programs, including those conducted by the military services, the... The majority of U.S. space…
2014 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
The DoD’s space budget of $## billion, ##% of the total U.S. space budget, covers programs overseen by the military services and at least two major but clandestine organizations: the…
2005 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
Determining the DoD’s space budget is more complex. This report includes budget figures drawn from the DoD’s virtual space major force program (vMFP). In DoD usage, a major force program…
2007 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
The most recent available estimate of annual DoD space spending continues to be the $## billion estimate released by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) in 2006. Intelligence agencies and MDA…
2008 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
As noted, DoD spending represents a majority of U.S. government space funding, yet there is limited clarity regarding what is included in this funding overall or how the funds are…
2009 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
Estimating worldwide government spending on military space activities is difficult because in most cases defense budgets are not fully, or even partially, transparent. The opaque nature of defense programs is…
2011 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets
Military space spending is significant but difficult to quantify because most nations do not publish budget and program information about space-related national security and intelligence activity. Additionally, space capabilities have…