{"data":{"id":"us/51-u.s.c.-70502","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"51 U.S.C. § 70502","heading":"Exploration plan and programs","body":"The Administrator shall—(1) construct an architecture and implementation plan for the Administration’s human exploration program that is not critically dependent on the achievement of milestones by fixed dates; (2) implement an exploration research and technology development program to enable human and robotic operations consistent with section 20302(b) of this title; (3) conduct an in-situ resource utilization technology program to develop the capability to use space resources to increase independence from Earth, and sustain exploration beyond low-Earth orbit; and (4) pursue aggressively automated rendezvous and docking capabilities that can support the International Space Station and other mission requirements.","path":["Title 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 705—EXPLORATION INITIATIVES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc51@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:20Z","sha256":"5d10e6c02d049eaa98b469b9f7442ea82b134f7e6af52867273a3f6f15156650","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/51-u.s.c.-70501","next":"us/51-u.s.c.-70503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}