REAFFIRMATION OF EXPLORATION POLICY.

SEC. 402. REAFFIRMATION OF EXPLORATION POLICY. Congress hereby affirms its support for—(1) the broad goals of the space exploration policy of the United States, including the eventual return to and exploration of the Moon and other destinations in the solar system and the important national imperative of independent access to space;(2) the development of technologies and operational approaches that will enable a sustainable long-term program of human and robotic exploration of the solar system;(3) activity related to Mars exploration, particularly for the development and testing of technologies and mission concepts needed for eventual consideration of optional mission architectures, pursuant to future authority to proceed with the consideration and implementation of such architectures; and122 STAT. 4789(4) international participation and cooperation, as well as commercial involvement in space exploration activities.