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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commercial Space Act of 1998 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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space law ⓘ |
| affectsAgency |
Federal Aviation Administration
NERFINISHED
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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
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increase reliance on commercial providers for space transportation ⓘ reduce government competition with private space companies ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. government procurement of space services
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private space companies operating under U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeEnacted | 1990s ⓘ |
| encourages |
commercial development of space infrastructure
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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
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maintain U.S. leadership in commercial space markets ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalDomain |
aerospace law
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technology law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| policyArea |
commercial space
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remote sensing ⓘ satellite communications ⓘ space transportation ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
encourage private sector participation in space activities
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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
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commercial remote sensing activities ⓘ commercial satellite services ⓘ commercial space transportation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984
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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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