As lawmakers on Capitol Hill continue to negotiate President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’, the Senate’s version reportedly allocates millions in funding to North Alabama’s Marshall Space Flight Center and billions for projects being led by the NASA-affiliated entity.

Per the legislation that passed through committee on Thursday, MSFC will receive $100 million for infrastructure repairs and upgrades.

Additionally, the bill provides $4.1 billion for the Space Launch Systems of the Artemis IV and V missions. The SLS is the only human-related rocket available that is capable of transporting humans to the moon, and its development is being overseen by MSFC.

The center is also working on the development of the Gateway, a lunar-based space station. Under the bill, the program to create

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