42 U.S.C. § 18302 — Definitions
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-267 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 201 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines key words used in NASA's space law, like "cis-lunar space" and "deep space." It also says which congressional committees count as the "appropriate committees." These definitions apply throughout this chapter.
"Administrator" means the head of NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
"Appropriate committees of Congress" means the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House Committee on Science.
"Cis-lunar space" means the region of space starting at Earth and reaching out to, and including, the area around the Moon's surface.
"Deep space" means the region of space beyond cis-lunar space.
"ISS" means the International Space Station.
"NASA" means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
"Near-Earth space" means the region of space that includes low-Earth orbit and reaches out to, and includes, geo-synchronous orbit.
"NOAA" means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"OSTP" means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
"Space Launch System" means the government-owned civil launch system that NASA develops, manages, and runs as a follow-on vehicle, meant to help expand human presence beyond low-Earth orbit.
In this chapter:
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
the Committee on Science 1 of the House of Representatives.
The term “cis-lunar space” means the region of space from the Earth out to and including the region around the surface of the Moon.
The term “deep space” means the region of space beyond cis-lunar space.
The term “ISS” means the International Space Station.
The term “NASA” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The term “near-Earth space” means the region of space that includes low-Earth orbit and extends out to and includes geo-synchronous orbit.
The term “NOAA” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The term “OSTP” means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The term “Space Launch System” means the follow-on government-owned civil launch system developed, managed, and operated by NASA to serve as a key component to expand human presence beyond low-Earth orbit.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–267, § 3, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2808.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-267 · 124 Stat. 2808
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