U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015
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The U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 is a U.S. law that promotes private sector space activities, including commercial spaceflight and resource extraction from celestial bodies, by clarifying property rights and reducing regulatory burdens.
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| U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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commercial spaceflight law ⓘ space law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amends | Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. citizens
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U.S. companies ⓘ |
| assignsAuthorityTo | Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies |
U.S. does not assert sovereignty over any celestial body
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space resource rights do not imply sovereignty over celestial bodies ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 114th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTitle |
Title III—Government Astronauts
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Title II—Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ Title IV—Space Resource Exploration and Utilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Title I—Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act of 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateSigned | 2015-11-25 ⓘ |
| declares | U.S. citizens engaged in commercial recovery of space resources are entitled to possess, own, transport, use, and sell those resources ⓘ |
| extends | learning period for commercial human spaceflight regulations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
commercial crew and spaceflight participant safety regime
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space resource property rights ⓘ space traffic management studies ⓘ streamlining launch licensing ⓘ |
| influenced | development of U.S. commercial space industry ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| learningPeriodExtendedUntil | 2023 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
commercial regulation
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property rights ⓘ science, space, and technology policy ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
clarify legal framework for space resource utilization
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encourage private sector investment in space ⓘ promote U.S. commercial space activities ⓘ reduce regulatory burdens on commercial spaceflight ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 114-90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
commercial human spaceflight
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commercial reentry ⓘ commercial space launch ⓘ space resource exploration ⓘ space resource utilization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Outer Space Treaty of 1967
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U.S. National Space Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName |
CSLCA
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Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
asteroid mining
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commercial suborbital flights ⓘ orbital commercial launches ⓘ space resource extraction ⓘ |
| title | An Act to facilitate a pro-growth environment for the developing commercial space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating more stable and predictable regulatory conditions, and for other purposes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2015 ⓘ |
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Commercial Space Launch Act
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U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015
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