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 PUBLIC LAW 100-685—NOV. 17, 1988 Public Law 100-685 100th Congress

102 STAT. 4083

An Act

To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, space flight, control and data communications, construction of facilities, and research and program management, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be cited as the "National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989". TITLE I—NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Nov. 17, 1988 [S. 2209]

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989.

FINDINGS

SEC. 101. Congress finds that— (1) in accordance with section 106 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-147), a space station, hereafter referred to as the United States International Space Station, shall be constructed in order to establish a permanent presence for man in space for the following purposes— (A) the conduct of scientific experiments, applications experiments, and engineering experiments; (B) the servicing, rehabilitation, and construction of satellites and space vehicles; (C) the development and demonstration of commercial products and processes; and (D) the establishment of a space base for other civilian and commercial space activities including an outpost for further exploration of the solar system; (2) expendable launch vehicles should be used to launch those pay loads that do not require the presence of man; (3) the space shuttle launches should be used to fulfill the Nation's needs for manned access to space; (4) preeminence in space and aeronautics is key to the national security and economic well being of the United States; (5) United States space policy needs long-range goals and direction in order to provide understanding for near-term space projects and programs; (6) over the next five years the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, hereafter referred to as the "Administration", should pursue leadership in science through an aggressive set of major and moderate missions while maintaining a robust series of cost effective missions that can provide frequent flight opportunities to the scientific community; (7) over the next five years the Administration should prepare for the transition to the United States International Space

42 USC 2451 note.

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