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§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. It must align mission investments, support long-term needs, complement mission research, and partner with others.
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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
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Apr 5, 2026
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