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| Long title | An Act to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
| Nicknames | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 |
| Enacted by | the109th United States Congress |
| Effective | December 30, 2005 |
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| Public law | 109-155 |
| Statutes at Large | 119 Stat. 2895 |
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| Titles amended | 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare |
| U.S.C. sections created | 42 U.S.C. ch. 150 § 16601 et seq. |
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TheNASA Authorization Act of 2005 is an act of theUnited States Congress that requiresNASA to carry out a balanced set of programs inhuman spaceflight, inaeronautics research and development and in scientific research. It was signed by the thenPresident George W. Bush and became Public Law 109-155 on December 30, 2005.
The act directs NASA to sendrobotic spacecraft to study the Moon and planets, and to studyastronomy andastrophysics. It directs NASA to use researchsatellites to conductearth science research and research on the Sun-Earth connection. It also directs NASA to support university research in a variety of fields. It also directs NASA, in conducting its work, to consult with other agencies including theNational Science and Technology Council, work closely with theprivate sector, and "involve other nations to the extent appropriate."
The act makes into law, and establishes milestones for, the United StatesVision for Space Exploration (VSE). Specifically it directs theNASA Administrator to develop a sustainedhuman presence on the Moon with alunar precursor program, and authorizes international collaborations in pursuit of these goals.
The NASA Administrator is directed to "strive to achieve" the following milestones:
The act requires establishment of a policy to guide U.S. aeronautics research and development programs through 2020. The act reiterates the Federal Government's interest in conducting research and development programs that:
The act directs the Administrator to "detect, track, catalogue, and characterize the physicalcharacteristics of near-Earth objects equal to or greater than140 meters in diameter in order to assess the threat of suchnear-Earth objects to the Earth. It shall be the goal of theSurvey program to achieve 90 percent completion of its nearEarthobject catalogue (based on statistically predicted populationsof near-Earth objects) within 15 years after the dateof enactment of this Act."
The act directs the Administrator to develop a plan for NASA science programs through 2016. The act specifically mentions theMagnetospheric Multiscale Mission,SIM-Planet Quest, and the"Future Explorers Program".
The act required NASA to plan thefinal mission to repair theHubble Space Telescope.
The act makes specific requirements regarding theNASA budget.
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