42 U.S.C. § 18302 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 18302. Definitions

(1)Administrator

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

(2)Appropriate committees of Congress

The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means--

(3)Cis-lunar space

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)Deep space

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

(5)ISS

The term “ISS” means the International Space Station.

(6)NASA

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

(7)Near-Earth space

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)NOAA

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

(9)OSTP

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

(10)Space Launch System

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.