Sec. 616. Great observatories mission and technology maturation
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The Administrator may establish a Great Observatories Mission and Technology Maturation project (referred to in this section as a Project ) to mature the large-scale space-based mission concepts and technologies needed for a future astrophysics mission, as informed by the recommendations of the most recent decadal survey in astronomy and astrophysics. A project established under subsection
(b)shall inform the design and development of future large-scale space-based Astrophysics missions by conducting activities which may include— assessing the appropriate scope for any future mission; determining the range of capabilities and technology readiness of such capabilities needed for a mission; and informing the development and maturation of science and technologies needed for such mission. The independent life-cycle cost estimate conducted under section 30307 of title 51, United States Code, as amended by this Act, for a large-scale space-based mission resulting from successful completion of a Project established under subsection
(b)shall include an accounting of all costs spent on maturation of the mission through such Project. Starting on February 1, 2025, and continuing annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the progress and impacts of any Projects established under subsection
(b)within Astrophysics programs.