[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1201.101]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1201--STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart 1--Introduction
 
Sec. 1201.101  Purpose.

    It is the purpose of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration to carry out aeronautical and space activities of the 
United States. Such activities shall be the responsibility of, and shall 
be directed by, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
except that activities peculiar to or primarily associated with the 
development of weapons systems, military operations, or the defense of 
the United States shall be the responsibility of, and shall be directed 
by, the Department of Defense.