Pub. L. 100-147, tit. I, sec. 116

Sec. 116. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that the space shuttle is a critical national resource that should be preserved; that it should be used primarily for those missions which require its unique capabilities; and that a diversified family of expendable launch101 STAT. 867 vehicles should be incorporated by use into the Nation’s civilian space flight program. (b) The Administrator shall establish a program for launching payloads by means of expendable launch vehicles and, if available, by commerical launch services. (c) The Administrator shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that expendable launch vehicles or, if available, commerical launch services are obtained for the launch of the following payloads: (1) Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), for launch in 1990. (2) Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-F, or a planetary mission. (3) Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE), for launch in 1991. (4) Mars Observer, for launch in 1992. (d) The Administrator shall report to the Congress not later than January 15, 1988, on the Administrator’s compliance with this section, and shall submit such report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.