51 U.S.C. § 70501 — Space shuttle follow-on
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-314 to r/title-51-NATIONAL-AND-COMMERCIAL-SPACE-PROGRAMS · 137 words · no verdicts yet
This section addresses space shuttle follow-on. It sets the rules stated in the explanation.
(a) To maintain continuous United States participation and leadership in space exploration and use, and as an essential national-security instrument, the United States policy is to keep uninterrupted human-spaceflight capability in low-Earth orbit and, once the section 421(f) capabilities are available, beyond low-Earth orbit. (b) The Administrator* must annually report to the listed Senate and House committees on progress developing the Space Launch System and Orion and the estimated time until they demonstrate crewed orbital flight.
In order to ensure continuous United States participation and leadership in the exploration and utilization of space and as an essential instrument of national security, it is the policy of the United States to maintain an uninterrupted capability for human space flight and operations—
in low-Earth orbit; and
beyond low-Earth orbit once the capabilities described in section 421(f) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration* Transition Authorization Act of 2017 become available.
The Administrator* shall transmit an annual report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives describing the progress being made toward developing the Space Launch System and Orion and the estimated time before they will demonstrate crewed, orbital spaceflight.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3430; Pub. L. 115–10, title IV, § 417, Mar. 21, 2017, 131 Stat. 35.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-314 · 124 Stat. 3430
- 2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-10 · 131 Stat. 35
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 111-314 on 2010-12-18.
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