Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§18302 Definitions

Title 42 › Chapter 159— SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE › § 18302

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. Administrator is the head of NASA. Appropriate committees of Congress are the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the House Science Committee. Cis-lunar space is the area from Earth out to and around the Moon. Deep space is the region beyond cis-lunar space. ISS is the International Space Station. NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Near-Earth space runs from low-Earth orbit out to geosynchronous orbit. NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. OSTP is the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Space Launch System is the government-owned NASA launch system for sending humans beyond low-Earth orbit.

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Title 42, §18302

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In this chapter:

(1)The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

(2)The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

(A)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and

(B)the Committee on Science 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “and Technology”. of the House of Representatives.

(3)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.

(4)The term “deep space” means the region of space beyond cis-lunar space.

(5)The term “ISS” means the International Space Station.

(6)The term “NASA” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

(7)The term “near-Earth space” means the region of space that includes low-Earth orbit and extends out to and includes geo-synchronous orbit.

(8)The term “NOAA” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(9)The term “OSTP” means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

(10)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.

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42 U.S.C. § 18302

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60