Has America lost its passion for space?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
19621.2
19632.3
19643.5
19654.3
19664.4
19673.4
19682.7
19692.3
19701.9
19711.6
19721.5
19731.3
19741.2
19751
19761
1976 (budget transition)1
19771
19780.9
19790.9
19800.8
19810.8
19820.8
19830.8
19840.8
19850.8
19860.7
19870.8
19880.9
19891
19901
19911
19921
19931
19940.9
19950.9
19960.9
19970.9
19980.9
19990.8
20000.8
20010.8
20020.7
20030.7
20040.7
20050.6
20060.6
20070.6
20080.6
20090.5
20100.5
20110.5
20120.5
% of U.S. Budget
Sources: whitehouse.gov