CHAPTER 159 — Space Exploration, Technology, and Science
45 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — POLICY, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES FOR HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT AND EXPLORATION 3 sections
SUBCHAPTER II — EXPANSION OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT BEYOND THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND LOW-EARTH ORBIT 7 sections
- § 18321. — Human space flight beyond low-Earth orbit
- § 18322. — Space Launch System as follow-on launch vehicle to the Space Shuttle
- § 18323. — Multi-purpose crew vehicle
- § 18324. — Utilization of existing workforce and assets in development of Space Launch System and multi-purpose crew vehicle
- § 18325. — NASA launch support and infrastructure modernization program
- § 18326. — Development of technologies and in-space capabilities for beyond near-Earth space missions
- § 18327. — Report requirement
SUBCHAPTER III — DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF COMMERCIAL CREW AND CARGO TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITIES 2 sections
SUBCHAPTER IV — CONTINUATION, SUPPORT, AND EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION 4 sections
- § 18351. — Continuation of the International Space Station
- § 18352. — Maximum utilization of the International Space Station
- § 18353. — Maintenance of the United States segment and assurance of continued operations of the International Space Station
- § 18354. — Management of the ISS national laboratory
SUBCHAPTER V — SPACE SHUTTLE RETIREMENT AND TRANSITION 3 sections
SUBCHAPTER VI — EARTH SCIENCE 4 sections
SUBCHAPTER VII — SPACE SCIENCE 8 sections
- § 18381. — Technology development
- § 18382. — Suborbital research activities
- § 18383. — In-space servicing
- § 18384. — Decadal results
- § 18385. — On-going restoration of radioisotope thermoelectric generator material production
- § 18386. — Collaboration with ESMD and SOMD on robotic missions
- § 18387. — Near-Earth object survey and policy with respect to threats posed
- § 18388. — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–181, § 2(c)(2), Oct. 21, 2020, 134 Stat. 892