Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 159 — Space Exploration, Technology, and Science
§ 18374. Instrument test-beds and venture class missions
Statutory text
The Administrator shall pursue innovative ways to fly instrument-level payloads for early demonstration or as co-manifested payloads. The Congress encourages the use of the ISS as an accessible platform for the conduct of such activities. Additionally, in order to address the cost and schedule challenges associated with large flight systems, NASA should pursue smaller systems where practicable and warranted.
Legislative history
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Pub. L. 111–267 title VII § 706 · 124 Stat. 2805
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 18374
(Pub. L. 111–267, title VII, § 706, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2831.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 111–267, title VII, § 706, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2831.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 706. INSTRUMENT TEST-BEDS AND VENTURE CLASS MISSIONS. The Administrator shall pursue innovative ways to fly instrument-level payloads for early demonstration or as co-manifested payloads. The Congress encourages the use of the ISS as an accessible platform for the conduct of such activities. Additionally, in order to address the cost and schedule challenges associated with large flight systems, NASA should pursue smaller systems where practicable and warranted.
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