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Science & space

NASA, research labs, and the basic science that companies later turn into products.

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What the money shows

The government spent $47.6B on Science & space in 2025, which is 0.5% of all spending that year. Science & space outlays are up 32.9% from 2017. OMB history lists Science & space at 1.2% of federal outlays in 1962 and 0.5% in 2025. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the largest agency in this category, handles 58.4% of its latest outlay. The linked lobbying register category is Tech & Telecom.

Sources: USAspending · OMB Historical Tables

$48B
Latest outlay
$0.47
Of each $100
+33%
Since FY2017
Tech & Telecom
Mapped sector

Agencies spending it

Latest fiscal year, top agencies from USAspending.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$28B
Department of Energy$10B
National Science Foundation$9.9B

Lobbying in this sector

Up to five leading tech & telecom clients in the lobby register.

Share since 1962

OMB history plus live rows once ingested.

Bills moving money here

A sector-filtered doorway into the bills register.

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