51 U.S.C. § 40904: Microgravity research

Summary

The Administrator must make sure there is strong ground-based support for research that leads to space-based basic and applied science using the special effects of microgravity and the space environment. As much as possible, the Administrator must run basic, applied, and commercial research on the International Space Station in areas like molecular crystal growth, animal studies, fluid physics, combustion, cellular biotechnology, low-temperature physics, and cell research so the United States keeps its scientific skills and capability in microgravity research.

Title 51, §40904

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The Administrator shall—

(1)ensure the capacity to support ground-based research leading to space-based basic and applied scientific research in a variety of disciplines with potential direct national benefits and applications that can be advanced significantly from the uniqueness of microgravity and the space environment; and

(2)carry out, to the maximum extent practicable, basic, applied, and commercial International Space Station research in fields such as molecular crystal growth, animal research, basic fluid physics, combustion research, cellular biotechnology, low-temperature physics, and cellular research at a level that will sustain the existing United States scientific expertise and research capability in microgravity research.

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 40904(1)42 U.S.C. 16655(2).Pub. L. 109–155, title III, § 305(2), (3), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2918. 40904(2)42 U.S.C. 16655(3).

§40904 Microgravity Research

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Title 51, §40904

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