; (B) coordinate with the Department of Defense to prevent duplication of efforts and of investments; (C) include partnerships with universities and industry to accomplish research goals; and (D) maximize public-private use of commercially available platforms for hosting research and development flight projects. V Space technology 501. Space Technology Mission Directorate (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that an independent Space Technology Mission Directorate is critical to ensuring continued investments in the development of technologies for missions across the portfolio of NASA, including science, aeronautics, and human exploration. (b) Space Technology Mission Directorate The Administrator shall maintain a Space Technology Mission Directorate consistent with section 702 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 ( 51 U.S.C. 20301 note). 502. Flight opportunities program (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should provide flight opportunities for payloads to microgravity environments and suborbital altitudes as required by section 907(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18405(c) ), as amended by subsection (b). (b) Establishment Section 907(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 18405(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (c) Establishment (1) In general The Administrator shall establish a Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program within the Space Technology Mission Directorate to fund— (A) the development of payloads for scientific research, technology development, and education; (B) flight opportunities for those payloads to microgravity environments and suborbital altitudes