Commercial Space Launch Act

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The Commercial Space Launch Act is a U.S. federal law that established the regulatory framework for licensing and overseeing private-sector space launches and reentries.

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instanceOf United States federal law
commercial spaceflight regulation
space law
amendedBy Commercial Space Act of 1998
Commercial Space Launch Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988

Commercial Space Launch Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004

U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015
codifiedIn 51 U.S.C. Subtitle V
Title 51 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned 1984-10-30
delegatedTo FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
designatesAuthority United States Department of Transportation
surface form: Department of Transportation

United States Secretary of Transportation
surface form: Secretary of Transportation
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes licensing requirements for commercial space launches
licensing requirements for commercial space reentries
licensing requirements for launch sites
licensing requirements for reentry sites
implements United States obligations under the Liability Convention
United States obligations under the Outer Space Treaty
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
policyGoal to encourage private investment in space transportation
to maintain United States leadership in commercial space activities
to minimize regulatory burdens consistent with public safety
primaryPurpose to encourage private sector participation in space activities
to establish a regulatory framework for commercial space launch activities
to promote economic growth through commercial space launches
to protect United States foreign policy interests in commercial space activities
to protect national security interests in the context of commercial space launches
to protect property during commercial space launches and reentries
to protect public health and safety during commercial space launches and reentries
publicLawNumber Public Law 98-575
regulates commercial space launches
commercial space reentries
operation of launch sites
operation of reentry sites
relatedTo commercial human spaceflight regulation
launch licensing by FAA/AST
space tourism industry
shortTitle Commercial Space Launch Act self-linksurface differs
surface form: Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984
signedBy Ronald Reagan
subjectMatter commercial space transportation
financial responsibility and liability for commercial launches
launch site licensing
launch vehicle licensing
reentry site licensing
reentry vehicle licensing
safety standards for commercial launches
yearEnacted 1984

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Title 51 of the United States Code basedOn Commercial Space Launch Act
United States commercial space policy basedOn Commercial Space Launch Act
this entity surface form: Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984
United States commercial space policy basedOn Commercial Space Launch Act
this entity surface form: Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004
Commercial Space Launch Act shortTitle Commercial Space Launch Act self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984
Commercial Space Launch Act amendedBy Commercial Space Launch Act self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988
Commercial Space Launch Act amendedBy Commercial Space Launch Act self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004