{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s18324","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f18324.","heading":"Utilization of existing workforce and assets in development of Space Launch System and multi-purpose crew vehicle","text":"\u00a7\u202f18324.\nUtilization of existing workforce and assets in development of Space Launch System and multi-purpose crew vehicle\n(a)\nIn general\nIn developing the Space Launch System pursuant to\n(1) existing contracts, investments, workforce, industrial base, and capabilities from the Space Shuttle and Orion and Ares 1 projects, including\u2014\n(A) space-suit development activities for application to, and coordinated development of, a multi-purpose crew vehicle suit and associated life-support requirements with potential development of standard NASA-certified suit and life support systems for use in alternative commercially-developed crew transportation systems; and\n(B) Space Shuttle-derived components and Ares 1 components that use existing United States propulsion systems, including liquid fuel engines, external tank or tank-related capability, and solid rocket motor engines; and\n(2) associated testing facilities, either in being or under construction as of\nOctober 11, 2010\n(b)\nDischarge of requirements\nIn meeting the requirements of subsection (a), the Administrator\u2014\n(1) shall, to the extent practicable, utilize ground-based manufacturing capability, ground testing activities, launch and operations infrastructure, and workforce expertise;\n(2) shall, to the extent practicable, minimize the modification and development of ground infrastructure and maximize the utilization of existing software, vehicle, and mission operations processes;\n(3) shall complete construction and activation of the A\u20133 test stand with a completion goal of\nSeptember 30, 2013\n(4) may procure, develop, and flight test applicable components; and\n(5) shall take appropriate actions to ensure timely and cost-effective development of the Space Launch System and the multi-purpose crew vehicle, including the use of a procurement approach that incorporates adequate and effective oversight, the facilitation of contractor efficiencies, and the stream-lining of contract and procurement requirements.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s18324.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f18324."},{"t":"heading","text":"Utilization of existing workforce and assets in development of Space Launch System and multi-purpose crew vehicle"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In developing the Space Launch System pursuant to ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 18322 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s18322","tail":" and the multi-purpose crew vehicle pursuant to "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 18323 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s18323","tail":", the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable utilize\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" existing contracts, investments, workforce, industrial base, and capabilities from the Space Shuttle and Orion and Ares 1 projects, including\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/a/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" space-suit development activities for application to, and coordinated development of, a multi-purpose crew vehicle suit and associated life-support requirements with potential development of standard NASA-certified suit and life support systems for use in alternative commercially-developed crew transportation systems; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/a/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" Space Shuttle-derived components and Ares 1 components that use existing United States propulsion systems, including liquid fuel engines, external tank or tank-related capability, and solid rocket motor engines; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" associated testing facilities, either in being or under construction as of ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 11, 2010","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Discharge of requirements"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In meeting the requirements of subsection (a), the Administrator\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" shall, to the extent practicable, utilize ground-based manufacturing capability, ground testing activities, launch and operations infrastructure, and workforce expertise;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" shall, to the extent practicable, minimize the modification and development of ground infrastructure and maximize the utilization of existing software, vehicle, and mission operations processes;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" shall complete construction and activation of the A\u20133 test stand with a completion goal of ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"September 30, 2013","tail":";"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s18324/b/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" may procure, develop, and flight test applicable components; 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