A collection of interactive dashboards created by The Planetary Society to enhance transparency and public understanding of NASA's budget and programmatic activities. These tools transform complex government data into accessible visualizations that inform citizens, researchers, and policymakers about the U.S. space program.
These dashboards serve as public information resources, making NASA's financial data more accessible and understandable. By aggregating information from multiple government sources and presenting it through interactive visualizations, we aim to foster informed public discourse about space policy, space science, and exploration.
All data is sourced directly from official government databases:
- DOGE.gov: Official efficiency initiative reports
- NASA Procurement Data View: Contract modification records
- USAspending.gov: Federal spending database
Rather than relying on secondary reporting, these dashboards pull information directly from federal databases and cross-reference multiple sources to ensure accuracy. Data is updated regularly via automated processes.
Each contract or grant flagged for potential cancellation is verified against the official USAspending.gov database to ensure all details—recipient names, funding amounts, dates, and locations—reflect the authoritative federal record.
- Understand how federal space spending affects their congressional district
- Track changes in NASA's research priorities and partnerships
- Access exportable data for personal research and analysis
- Comprehensive, searchable database of NASA contract modifications
- Geographic analysis tools for understanding regional impacts
- Citation-ready data with proper attribution
- Real-time visibility into programmatic changes
- District-level impact analysis for constituent services
- Historical context for budget planning and oversight
These dashboards are built using Quarto and Python.
Founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman, The Planetary Society is the world's largest independent space organization. We advance space science and exploration through research, advocacy, and education. These dashboards represent our commitment to enabling informed public participation in space policy decisions.
Contact: Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy
Email: [email protected]
Website: planetary.org