NASA Authorization Act of 2010
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The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law that set NASA’s post–Space Shuttle direction, including mandating development of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle and shaping the agency’s human spaceflight and exploration programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASA Authorization Act of 2010 canonical | 4 |
| NASA Authorization Act of 2005 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T496957 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NASA Authorization Act of 2010 Context triple: [Space Launch System, legalOrigin, NASA Authorization Act of 2010]
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A.
National Aeronautics and Space Act
The National Aeronautics and Space Act is the 1958 U.S. federal law that created NASA and established the nation’s civilian space program and aerospace research framework.
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B.
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
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C.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is a U.S. federal law that set defense policy and funding for 2020 and notably established the United States Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces.
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D.
National Science Foundation Act of 1950
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is the U.S. federal law that created the National Science Foundation, establishing a national framework for supporting and promoting scientific research and education.
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E.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is a major U.S. federal law that authorizes defense spending and includes wide-ranging policy provisions, including significant reforms to anti-money laundering regulations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NASA Authorization Act of 2010 Target entity description: The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law that set NASA’s post–Space Shuttle direction, including mandating development of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle and shaping the agency’s human spaceflight and exploration programs.
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A.
National Aeronautics and Space Act
The National Aeronautics and Space Act is the 1958 U.S. federal law that created NASA and established the nation’s civilian space program and aerospace research framework.
-
B.
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
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C.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is a U.S. federal law that set defense policy and funding for 2020 and notably established the United States Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces.
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D.
National Science Foundation Act of 1950
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is the U.S. federal law that created the National Science Foundation, establishing a national framework for supporting and promoting scientific research and education.
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E.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is a major U.S. federal law that authorizes defense spending and includes wide-ranging policy provisions, including significant reforms to anti-money laundering regulations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA authorization act
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
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linked to:
United States government
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| chamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Statutes at Large ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 111th United States Congress ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| hasComponent |
provisions on aeronautics research
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provisions on education and outreach ⓘ provisions on human spaceflight ⓘ provisions on space science ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2011, 2012, and 2013, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| mandatesDevelopmentOf |
Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
ⓘ
linked to:
Orion spacecraft
Space Launch System ⓘ |
| policyArea |
aeronautics research policy
ⓘ
science and technology policy ⓘ space policy ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
advancement of space exploration beyond low Earth orbit
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development of a crew exploration vehicle for beyond low Earth orbit missions ⓘ development of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ promotion of commercial cargo and crew transportation to low Earth orbit ⓘ support for continued operation of the International Space Station ⓘ |
| postShuttlePolicy | defined NASA’s human spaceflight direction after retirement of the Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 111-267 ⓘ |
| regulatesOrganization |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA
|
| relatesToProgram |
Commercial Crew Program
ⓘ
Commercial Resupply Services ⓘ
linked to:
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)
International Space Station program ⓘ Orion spacecraft program ⓘ
linked to:
Orion spacecraft
Space Launch System program ⓘ
linked to:
Space Launch System
Space Shuttle program ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Space Shuttle program
|
| replacesPolicyFrameworkOf |
NASA Authorization Act of 2005
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linked to:
NASA Authorization Act of 2010
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| setsAuthorizationLevelsFor |
NASA fiscal year 2011 budget
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NASA fiscal year 2012 budget ⓘ NASA fiscal year 2013 budget ⓘ |
| shortTitle | NASA Authorization Act of 2010 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2010-10-11 ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 124 Stat. 2805 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
NASA aeronautics programs authorization
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NASA education programs authorization ⓘ NASA exploration policy ⓘ NASA human spaceflight policy ⓘ NASA science programs authorization ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2010 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: NASA Authorization Act of 2010 Description of subject: The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law that set NASA’s post–Space Shuttle direction, including mandating development of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle and shaping the agency’s human spaceflight and exploration programs.
Referenced by (5)
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