NASA Authorization Act of 2010

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NASA authorization act United States federal law

The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law that set NASA’s post–Space Shuttle direction, including mandating development of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle and shaping the agency’s human spaceflight and exploration programs.

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Surface form	Occurrences
NASA Authorization Act of 2005	1

Statements (48)

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instanceOf	NASA authorization act ⓘ United States federal law ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
chamber	United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
codifiedIn	United States Statutes at Large ⓘ
congressNumber	111th United States Congress ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasComponent	provisions on aeronautics research ⓘ provisions on education and outreach ⓘ provisions on human spaceflight ⓘ provisions on space science ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013, and for other purposes ⓘ
mandatesDevelopmentOf	Orion spacecraft ⓘ surface form: Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Space Launch System ⓘ
policyArea	aeronautics research policy ⓘ science and technology policy ⓘ space policy ⓘ
policyGoal	advancement of space exploration beyond low Earth orbit ⓘ development of a crew exploration vehicle for beyond low Earth orbit missions ⓘ development of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ promotion of commercial cargo and crew transportation to low Earth orbit ⓘ support for continued operation of the International Space Station ⓘ
postShuttlePolicy	defined NASA’s human spaceflight direction after retirement of the Space Shuttle ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 111-267 ⓘ
regulatesOrganization	NASA ⓘ surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
relatesToProgram	Commercial Crew Program ⓘ Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) ⓘ surface form: Commercial Resupply Services International Space Station program ⓘ Orion spacecraft ⓘ surface form: Orion spacecraft program Space Launch System ⓘ surface form: Space Launch System program NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ surface form: Space Shuttle program
replacesPolicyFrameworkOf	NASA Authorization Act of 2010 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NASA Authorization Act of 2005
setsAuthorizationLevelsFor	NASA fiscal year 2011 budget ⓘ NASA fiscal year 2012 budget ⓘ NASA fiscal year 2013 budget ⓘ
shortTitle	NASA Authorization Act of 2010 self-link ⓘ
signedBy	Barack Obama ⓘ
signingDate	2010-10-11 ⓘ
status	in force ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	124 Stat. 2805 ⓘ
subjectOf	NASA aeronautics programs authorization ⓘ NASA education programs authorization ⓘ NASA exploration policy ⓘ NASA human spaceflight policy ⓘ NASA science programs authorization ⓘ
yearEnacted	2010 ⓘ

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