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title: "42 U.S.C. § 18401"
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description: "Aeronautics research goals"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "159"
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chapter_name: "SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE"
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section: "18401"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 18401"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 18401 - Aeronautics research goals
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## Text
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The Administrator should ensure that NASA maintains a strong aeronautics research portfolio ranging from fundamental research through systems research with specific research goals, including the following:
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(1) Airspace capacity NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate shall address research needs of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, including the ability of the National Airspace System to handle up to 3 times the current travel demand by 2025.
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(2) Environmental sustainability The Directorate shall consider and pursue concepts to reduce noise, emissions, and fuel consumption while maintaining high safety standards and shall pursue research related to alternative fuels.
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(3) Aviation safety The Directorate shall proactively address safety challenges with new and current air vehicles and with operations in the Nation’s current and future air transportation system.
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(Pub. L. 111–267, title IX, § 902, Oct. 11, 2010, 124 Stat. 2835.)
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