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51 U.S.C. § 70506 — Exploration technology research
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The Administrator shall carry out a program of long-term exploration-related technology research and development, including such things as in-space propulsion, power systems, life support, and advanced avionics, that is not tied to specific flight projects. The program shall have the funding goal of ensuring that the technology research and development can be completed in a timely manner in order to support the safe, successful, and sustainable exploration of the solar system. In addition, in order to ensure that the broadest range of innovative concepts and technologies are captured, the long-term technology program shall have the goal of having a significant portion of its funding available for external grants and contracts with universities, research institutions, and industry.
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The Administrator shall carry out a program of long-term exploration-related technology research and development, including such things as in-space propulsion, power systems, life support, and advanced avionics, that is not tied to specific flight projects. The program shall have the funding goal of ensuring that the technology research and development can be completed in a timely manner in order to support the safe, successful, and sustainable exploration of the solar system. In addition, in order to ensure that the broadest range of innovative concepts and technologies are captured, the long-term technology program shall have the goal of having a significant portion of its funding available for external grants and contracts with universities, research institutions, and industry.
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### Statutory Notes
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Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title IV, § 405, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4789, which related to exploration technology development, was repealed in part and transferred in part. Subsec. (b) was repealed and reenacted as [section 70506 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70506&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs, by Pub. L. 111–314, §§ 3, 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3328, 3444, which Act enacted Title 51. Subsec. (a) was transferred and is set out as a note under [section 70506 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70506&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 70506
a timetable determined by the availability of
funding, in order to achieve the objective of
human exploration of Mars specified in section
202(b)(5) of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Authorization Act of
2010 (42 U.S.C. 18312(b)(5)); and
(2) shall incorporate any such missions into
the human exploration roadmap under section
432 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration Transition Authorization Act of
2017.
(b) COST-EFFECTIVENESS.—In order to maxi-
mize the cost-effectiveness of the long-term
space exploration and utilization activities of
the United States, the Administrator shall take
all necessary steps, including engaging inter-
national, academic, and industry partners, to
ensure that activities in the Administration’s
human space exploration program balance how
those activities might also help meet the re-
quirements of future exploration and utilization
activities leading to human habitation on the
surface of Mars.
(c) COMPLETION.—Within budgetary consider-
ations, once an exploration-related project en-
ters its development phase, the Administrator
shall seek, to the maximum extent practicable,
to complete that project without undue delays.
(d) INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION.—In order to
achieve the goal of successfully conducting a
crewed mission to the surface of Mars, the Presi-
dent may invite the United States partners in
the ISS program and other nations, as appro-
priate, to participate in an international initia-
tive under the leadership of the United States.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3431;
Pub. L. 115–10, title IV, § 414, Mar. 21, 2017, 131
Stat. 34.)
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