[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 5] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR1201.100] [Page 5] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PART 1201_STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of Contents Subpart 1_Introduction Sec. 1201.100 Creation and authority. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 426, 42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), as amended (hereafter called the ``Act'').