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Advancing Human Spaceflight Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1756| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (3)
Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advancing Human Spaceflight Act of 2021 This bill establishes programs and policies pertaining to human presence in space. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall establish a program to develop next-generation space suits and associated technologies, establish an outpost in orbit around the Moon as described in this bill, and submit a plan for achieving a power supply on the Moon. The bill declares that it is U.S. policy to continuously maintain the capability for a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit through and beyond the useful life of the International Space Station (ISS) and that such capability shall maintain U.S. global leadership and relations with partners and allies, contribute to the general welfare of the United States, and leverage commercial capabilities to promote affordability so as not to preclude a robust portfolio of other human space exploration activities. NASA shall ensure that the ISS remains a viable and productive facility capable of potential U.S. use through at least FY2030. NASA must submit a strategy that includes how it will transition to a successor platform to the ISS. The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall conduct a study on the manner in which NASA funds missions of national need.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-584
Advancing Human Spaceflight Act
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 14, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5250
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-584
    Advancing Human Spaceflight Act


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • September 14, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5250
    Introduced in House

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5250: Advancing Human Spaceflight Act of 2021
AstronomyCongressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsInternational organizations and cooperationInternational scientific cooperationPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSpacecraft and satellitesSpace flight and exploration

Advancing Human Spaceflight Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1756| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Advancing Human Spaceflight Act of 2021 This bill establishes programs and policies pertaining to human presence in space. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall establish a program to develop next-generation space suits and associated technologies, establish an outpost in orbit around the Moon as described in this bill, and submit a plan for achieving a power supply on the Moon. The bill declares that it is U.S. policy to continuously maintain the capability for a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit through and beyond the useful life of the International Space Station (ISS) and that such capability shall maintain U.S. global leadership and relations with partners and allies, contribute to the general welfare of the United States, and leverage commercial capabilities to promote affordability so as not to preclude a robust portfolio of other human space exploration activities. NASA shall ensure that the ISS remains a viable and productive facility capable of potential U.S. use through at least FY2030. NASA must submit a strategy that includes how it will transition to a successor platform to the ISS. The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall conduct a study on the manner in which NASA funds missions of national need.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-584
Advancing Human Spaceflight Act
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 14, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5250
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-584
    Advancing Human Spaceflight Act


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • September 14, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5250
    Introduced in House
John Cornyn

John Cornyn

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (3)
Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5250: Advancing Human Spaceflight Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AstronomyCongressional oversightEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsInternational organizations and cooperationInternational scientific cooperationPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentSpacecraft and satellitesSpace flight and exploration