Commercial Space Act of 1998

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The Commercial Space Act of 1998 is a U.S. law that promotes the growth of the commercial space industry by encouraging private sector participation in space activities and streamlining government regulation and procurement of commercial space services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
space law
affectsAgency Federal Aviation Administration NERFINISHED
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Commerce NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Transportation NERFINISHED
aimsTo foster a competitive U.S. commercial space industry
increase reliance on commercial providers for space transportation
reduce government competition with private space companies
appliesTo U.S. government procurement of space services
private space companies operating under U.S. jurisdiction
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeEnacted 1990s
encourages commercial development of space infrastructure
commercial provision of launch services to the U.S. government
commercial provision of satellite services to the U.S. government
private investment in space technologies
use of commercial space services by U.S. government agencies
goal improve efficiency of government space operations through commercial services
maintain U.S. leadership in commercial space markets
hasLanguage English
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalDomain aerospace law
technology law
legislativeBody United States Congress
policyArea commercial space
remote sensing
satellite communications
space transportation
presidentAtEnactment Bill Clinton NERFINISHED
purpose encourage private sector participation in space activities
promote growth of the commercial space industry
streamline government procurement of commercial space services
streamline government regulation of commercial space activities
regulates commercial launch services
commercial remote sensing activities
commercial satellite services
commercial space transportation
relatedTo Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 NERFINISHED
National Aeronautics and Space Act NERFINISHED
U.S. remote sensing policy
sector space industry
signedBy Bill Clinton
subjectOf United States commercial space policy
typeOfRegulation economic regulation of commercial space activities
yearEnacted 1998

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Commercial Space Launch Act amendedBy Commercial Space Act of 1998