ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.

AER · Aerospace

Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. NASA Space Science and Astronomy Initiatives including James Webb Space Telescope; Hubble Space Telescope; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Habitable Worlds Observatory and Science education. Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY26 and FY27, as follows: NASA, Space Science Initiatives; and James Webb Space Telescope. NSF: a) Major Research Equipment Account & Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure; b) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope; c) Gemini Observatory; d) Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST); e) Extremely Large Telescope Program.

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Astronomy funding generally. Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. NASA Space Science and Astronomy Initiatives including James Webb Space Telescope; Hubble Space Telescope; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Habitable Worlds Observatory and Science education; and NF Satellite. Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY26 and FY27, as follows: NASA, Space Science Initiatives; and James Webb Space Telescope. NSF: a) Major Research Equipment Account & Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure; b) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope; c) Gemini Observatory; d) Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST); e) Extremely Large Telescope Program; FY26 and FY27 Defense Appropriations Act - Space Force Solar Telescope Replacement program.

SCI · Science/Technology

Implementation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. NASA Space Science and Astronomy Initiatives including James Webb Space Telescope; Hubble Space Telescope; Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope; Habitable Worlds Observatory. Commerce, Justice, Science, Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY26 (S. 2354 & H.R. 5342) and FY27, as follows: NASA, Space Science Initiatives; and James Webb Space Telescope. NSF: a) Major Research Equipment Account & Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure; b) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope; c) Gemini Observatory; d) Vera C. Rubin Observatory (LSST); e) Extremely Large Telescope Program; S. 933 NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025; H.R. 7273 - NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026

Literal federal measure citations: S. 2354, H.R. 5342, S. 933, H.R. 7273

DEF · Defense

FY 26 and FY27 National Defense Authorization Act, Space Force / US Air Force Space Weather prediction and solar telescope observation system; Fy26 and Fy 27 Research and Development funding.