NASA's Lunar Money: FY2026, FY2027 and the Reconciliation Law
How much does the United States spend on the Moon each year, where does it go, and how secure is it?
Chapter summary
NASA's FY2027 request is $18.8 billion, of which $8.5 billion is for Artemis, $731 million more than the FY2026 enacted level.
Key takeaways
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Inside that, SLS is $1.495 billion and Orion $1.22 billion; Gateway gets no discretionary money; about $4 billion of exploration funding is pointed at a permanent lunar base, with $175 million for robotic base-camp missions.
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On top of annual budgets, the 2025 reconciliation law provided $6.7 billion for Orion, Gateway and SLS that can be spent through FY2032.
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Setcoin estimates that total US government spending on lunar activities is about $8–10 billion a year, which is the size of the Western lunar market in 2026.
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