§18362 Retirement of Space Shuttle orbiters and transition of Space Shuttle program

Summary

The Administrator must retire the Space Shuttle orbiters on a schedule they set. The retirements must allow for any backup use of the orbiters for the International Space Station if needed. As much as possible, the Administrator must use Shuttle workers, equipment, and facilities to start the follow-on Space Launch System under section 18322. For what is not reused, the Administrator must work with other federal agencies and the private sector to sell or remove unneeded assets and help displaced workers with retraining and job placement. Money authorized by section 101(2)(B) will be available for these activities.