Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 20.10.1994

National Environmental Policy Act; Cassini Mission

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 1508), and NASA policy and regulations (14 CFR Part 1216, Subpart 1216.3), NASA has prepared and issued a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed Cassini mission. This planned action would involve the preparation for and implementation of the Cassini mission, including, but not limited to, launch of the Cassini spacecraft, its cruise to Saturn, and a variety of scientific operations and investigations focused on Saturn and its rings and satellites.