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51 U.S.C. § 70503 — Ground-based analog capabilities

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51 U.S.C. § 70503 — Ground-based analog capabilities

**(a) In General.—** The Administrator may establish a ground-based analog capability in remote United States locations in order to assist in the development of lunar operations, life support, and in-situ resource utilization experience and capabilities. **(b) Environmental Characteristics.—** The Administrator shall select locations for the activities described in subsection (a) that— (1) are regularly accessible; (2) have significant temperature extremes and range; and (3) have access to energy and natural resources (including geothermal, permafrost, volcanic, or other potential resources). **(c) Involvement of Local Populations and Private Sector Partners.—** In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall involve local populations, academia, and industrial partners as much as possible to ensure that ground-based benefits and applications are encouraged and developed.

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42 U.S.C. § 16766, 16767 — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–314, § 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3444

### Statutory Notes Section 16763, Pub. L. 109–155, title V, § 503, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2929, related to requirements for exploration programs. See [section 70502 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70502&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs. Section 16764, Pub. L. 109–155, title V, § 504, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2929, related to ground-based analog capabilities. See [section 70503 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70503&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 16765, Pub. L. 109–155, title V, § 505, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2929, related to International Space Station completion. See [section 70904 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70904&num=0&edition=prelim).

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51 U.S.C. § 70503 — Ground-based analog capabilities

Page 172 TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS § 70502 and workload between the Centers to mitigate the brunt of job losses being borne by only certain Centers; (3) new workload, tasks, initiatives, and missions being secured for the affected Centers; and (4) overall projec- tions of future civil service and contractor workforce levels at the affected Centers. The Administrator shall transmit this strategy to Congress not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 26, 2007]. The Administrator shall update and transmit to Congress this strategy not less than every six months thereafter until the successor human-rated space trans- port vehicle is fully operational.’’ Pub. L. 109–155, title V, § 502, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2928, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator [of the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration] shall, to the fullest extent possible consistent with a successful development program, use the personnel, capabilities, assets, and infrastructure of the Space Shuttle program in developing the Crew Exploration Vehicle, Crew Launch Vehicle, and a heavy-lift launch vehicle. ‘‘(b) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 30, 2005], the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science [now Com- mittee on Science, Space, and Technology] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com- merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan describing how NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration] will proceed with its human space flight programs, which, at a minimum, shall de- scribe— ‘‘(1) how NASA will deploy personnel from, and use the facilities of, the Space Shuttle program to ensure that the Space Shuttle operates as saf

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