51 USC § 70903 - International Space Station research

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title: "51 USC § 70903 - International Space Station research"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "70903"
section_name: "International Space Station research"
chapter_number: 709
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3436.)"
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# § 70903. International Space Station research

The Administrator shall—

**(1)** carry out a program of microgravity research consistent with section 40904 of this title; and

**(2)** consider the need for a life sciences centrifuge and any associated holding facilities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3436.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 70903 | 42 U.S.C. 16766(1), (2). | Pub. L. 109–155, title V, § 506(1), (2), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2930. |