Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§18403 Goal for Agency Space Technology
Title 42 › CHAPTER 159 — SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE › SUBCHAPTER VIII — AERONAUTICS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY › § 18403
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NASA must keep a space technology base that aligns investments, supports long-term needs, aids mission research, and uses partnerships.
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Title 42, §18403
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It is critical that NASA maintain an Agency space technology base that helps align mission directorate investments and supports long term needs to complement mission-directorate funded research and support, where appropriate, multiple users, building upon its Innovative Partnerships Program and other partnering approaches.
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42 U.S.C. § 18403
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102