Sec. 201. Missions and destinations
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Congress reaffirms that the long-term goal of the human space flight and exploration efforts of NASA shall be to expand permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and to do so, where practical, in a manner involving international partners, as stated in section 202(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18312(a)). Section 202(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18312(b) ) is amended— by striking and at the end of paragraph (3); by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(4)and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: to achieve human exploration of Mars, including the establishment of a capability for human habitation on the surface of Mars. . Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy to achieve the objective under section 202(b)(5) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 18312(b)(5) ) through a series of successive, free-standing, but complementary missions making robust utilization of cis-lunar space and employing the Space Launch System, Orion, and other capabilities provided under titles III, IV, V, and IX of that Act (42 U.S.C. 18301 et seq.). In developing the strategy under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall include— the utility of an expanded human presence in cis-lunar space toward enabling missions to various lunar orbits, the lunar surface, asteroids, the Mars system, and other destinations of interest for future human exploration and development; the utility of an expanded human presence in cis-lunar space for economic, scientific, and technological advances; the opportunities for collaboration with— international partners; private industry; and other Federal agencies, including missions relevant to national security or scientific needs; the opportunities specifically afforded by the ISS to support high priority scientific and technological developments useful in expanding and sustaining a human presence in cis-lunar space and beyond; a range of exploration mission architectures and approaches for the missions identified under paragraph (1); and standards for ensuring crew health and safety, including limits regarding radiation exposure and countermeasures necessary to meet those limits, means and methods for addressing urgent medical conditions or injuries, and other such safety, health, and medical issues that can be anticipated in the conduct of the missions identified under paragraph (1). The strategy shall include a comparison of mission architectures and approaches identified under paragraph (2)(E) with a primary objective of identifying the architectures and approaches that— best support the long-term goal under section 202(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18312(a) ); and are enabled by the Space Launch System, Orion, and other transportation capabilities and technologies provided under titles III, IV, V, and IX of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18301 et seq.) and by other capabilities that may be available commercially or internationally. The comparison of mission architectures and approaches under subparagraph
(A)shall include options that assess cost, schedule, safety, sustainability, opportunities for international collaboration, the enabling of new markets and opportunities for U.S. private industry, compelling scientific opportunities or national security considerations and requirements, the flexibility of the architecture to adjust to evolving technologies, leadership, and priorities, and contributions made to U.S. technological excellence, competitiveness, and leadership. In identifying opportunities for collaboration under paragraph (2)(C)(iii), the Administrator, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence, shall include a discussion of the work, cost, and schedule required to enable and utilize a cargo variant of the Space Launch System, including the 70-, 105-, and 130-metric ton configurations, with both a 5-meter or 8-meter faring. The strategy shall include— technical information as needed to identify interest from the scientific and national security communities; and an assessment of the Space Launch System to enable and sustain near-Earth object surveillance of potentially Earth-threatening objects for the purpose of planetary protection.
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