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51 U.S.C. § 70508 — Robotic or human servicing of spacecraft
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The Administrator shall take all necessary steps to ensure that provision is made in the design and construction of all future observatory-class scientific spacecraft intended to be deployed in Earth orbit or at a Lagrangian point in space for robotic or human servicing and repair to the extent practicable and appropriate.
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The Administrator shall take all necessary steps to ensure that provision is made in the design and construction of all future observatory-class scientific spacecraft intended to be deployed in Earth orbit or at a Lagrangian point in space for robotic or human servicing and repair to the extent practicable and appropriate.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 17741, Pub. L. 110–422, title V, § 501, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4791, related to long-term technology development program for space and Earth science. See [section 70507 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70507&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.
Section 17742, Pub. L. 110–422, title V, § 502, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4791, provided for future servicing of observatory-class scientific spacecraft. See [section 70508 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70508&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 70507
‘‘(b) AWARDS.—At least 75 percent of the amount ap-
propriated for Technology and Commercialization
under section 101(b)(4) [114 Stat. 1581] for any fiscal
year shall be awarded through broadly distributed an-
nouncements of opportunity that solicit proposals from
educational institutions, industry, nonprofit institu-
tions, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, other Federal
agencies, and other interested organizations, and that
allow partnerships among any combination of those en-
tities,
with
evaluation,
prioritization,
and
rec-
ommendations made by external peer review panels.
‘‘(c) PLAN.—The Administrator shall provide to the
Committee on Science [now Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology] of the House of Representatives
and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, not later than December
1, 2000, a plan to implement the program established
under subsection (a).’’
§ 70507. Technology development
The Administrator shall establish an intra-Di-
rectorate long-term technology development
program for space and Earth science within the
Science Mission Directorate for the develop-
ment of new technology. The program shall be
independent of the flight projects under develop-
ment. The Administration shall have a goal of
funding the intra-Directorate technology devel-
opment program at a level of 5 percent of the
total Science Mission Directorate annual budg-
et. The program shall be structured to include
competitively awarded grants and contracts.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3431.)
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