National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010

Pub. L. 111-267

45 sections of the Code credited to this law, found between Public Law 111-137 and Public Law 111-383.

• 42 U.S.C. § 18301 — Findings
• 42 U.S.C. § 18302 — Definitions
• 42 U.S.C. § 18311 — United States human space flight policy
• 42 U.S.C. § 18312 — Goals and objectives
• 42 U.S.C. § 18313 — Assurance of core capabilities
• 42 U.S.C. § 18321 — Human space flight beyond low-Earth orbit
• 42 U.S.C. § 18322 — Space Launch System as follow-on launch vehicle to the Space Shuttle
• 42 U.S.C. § 18323 — Multi-purpose crew vehicle
• 42 U.S.C. § 18324 — Utilization of existing workforce and assets in development of Space Launch System and multi-purpose crew vehicle
• 42 U.S.C. § 18325 — NASA launch support and infrastructure modernization program
• 42 U.S.C. § 18326 — Development of technologies and in-space capabilities for beyond near-Earth space missions
• 42 U.S.C. § 18327 — Report requirement
• 42 U.S.C. § 18341 — Commercial Cargo Development program
• 42 U.S.C. § 18342 — Requirements applicable to development of commercial crew transportation capabilities and services
• 42 U.S.C. § 18351 — Continuation of the International Space Station through 2020
• 42 U.S.C. § 18352 — Maximum utilization of the International Space Station
• 42 U.S.C. § 18353 — Maintenance of the United States segment and assurance of continued operations of the International Space Station.
• 42 U.S.C. § 18354 — Management of the ISS national laboratory
• 42 U.S.C. § 18361 — Sense of Congress on the Space Shuttle program
• 42 U.S.C. § 18362 — Retirement of Space Shuttle orbiters and transition of Space Shuttle program
• 42 U.S.C. § 18363 — Disposition of orbiter vehicles
• 42 U.S.C. § 18371 — Interagency collaboration implementation approach
• 42 U.S.C. § 18372 — Transitioning experimental research to operations
• 42 U.S.C. § 18373 — Decadal Survey missions implementation for Earth observation
• 42 U.S.C. § 18374 — Instrument test-beds and venture class missions
• 42 U.S.C. § 18381 — Technology development
• 42 U.S.C. § 18382 — Suborbital research activities
• 42 U.S.C. § 18383 — In-space servicing
• 42 U.S.C. § 18384 — Decadal results
• 42 U.S.C. § 18385 — On-going restoration of radioisotope thermoelectric generator material production
• 42 U.S.C. § 18386 — Collaboration with ESMD and SOMD on robotic missions
• 42 U.S.C. § 18387 — Near-Earth object survey and policy with respect to threats posed
• 42 U.S.C. § 18388 — Space weather
• 42 U.S.C. § 18401 — Aeronautics research goals
• 42 U.S.C. § 18402 — Research collaboration
• 42 U.S.C. § 18403 — Goal for Agency space technology
• 42 U.S.C. § 18404 — National space technology policy
• 42 U.S.C. § 18405 — Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program
• 42 U.S.C. § 18421 — Study of potential commercial orbital platform program impact on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
• 42 U.S.C. § 18431 — Workforce stabilization and critical skills preservation
• 42 U.S.C. § 18441 — National and international orbital debris mitigation
• 42 U.S.C. § 18442 — Reports on program and cost assessment and control assessment
• 42 U.S.C. § 18443 — Eligibility for service of individual currently serving as Administrator of NASA
• 42 U.S.C. § 18444 — Counterfeit parts
• 42 U.S.C. § 18445 — Information security