§ 18302. Definitions

In this chapter:

• (1) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• (2) The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
  • (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
  • (B) the Committee on Science 1 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by “and Technology”. of the House of Representatives.
• (3) 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) The term “deep space” means the region of space beyond cis-lunar space.
• (5) The term “ISS” means the International Space Station.
• (6) The term “NASA” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• (7) 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) The term “NOAA” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• (9) The term “OSTP” means the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
• (10) 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.