Sec. 201. Advanced cislunar and lunar surface capabilities
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It is the sense of Congress that— commercial entities in the United States have made significant investment and progress toward the development of human-class lunar landers; NASA developed the Artemis program— to fulfill the goal of landing United States astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on the Moon; and to collaborate with commercial and international partners to establish sustainable lunar exploration by 2028; and in carrying out the Artemis program, the Administration should ensure that the entire Artemis program is inclusive and representative of all people of the United States, including women and minorities.
The Administrator shall foster the flight demonstration of not more than 2 human-class lunar lander designs through public-private partnerships. The Administrator may support the formulation of more than 2 concepts in the initial development phase. In carrying out the program under subsection (b), the Administrator shall— enter into industry-led partnerships using a fixed-price, milestone-based approach; to the maximum extent practicable, encourage reusability and sustainability of systems developed; prioritize safety and implement robust ground and in-space test requirements; ensure availability of 1 or more lunar polar science payloads for a demonstration mission; and to the maximum extent practicable, offer existing capabilities and assets of NASA centers to support these partnerships.