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51 U.S.C. § 40904 — Microgravity research

U.S.C. Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS 51 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS Subtitle IV - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education CHAPTER 409 - MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 40904 - Microgravity research From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§40904. Microgravity research

The Administrator shall— (1) ensure the capacity to support ground-based research leading to space-based basic and applied scientific research in a variety of disciplines with potential direct national benefits and applications that can be advanced significantly from the uniqueness of microgravity and the space environment; and (2) carry out, to the maximum extent practicable, basic, applied, and commercial International Space Station research in fields such as molecular crystal growth, animal research, basic fluid physics, combustion research, cellular biotechnology, low-temperature physics, and cellular research at a level that will sustain the existing United States scientific expertise and research capability in microgravity research.

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3393.)

Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

40904(1) 42 U.S.C. 16655(2). Pub. L. 109–155, title III, §305(2), (3), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2918.

40904(2) 42 U.S.C. 16655(3).

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Ch. 409 — MISCELLANEOUS

51 U.S.C. § 40901 51 U.S.C. § 40902 51 U.S.C. § 40903 51 U.S.C. § 40904 51 U.S.C. § 40905 51 U.S.C. § 40906 51 U.S.C. § 40907 51 U.S.C. § 40908 51 U.S.C. § 40909

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