42 U.S.C. § 18302
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United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 18302, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/484691
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In this chapter:
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
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.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010House: 304–118Senate: no recorded tally