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51 U.S.C. § 70702 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 51. National and Commercial Space Programs § 70702. Establishment of Commission

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Establishment.--The President shall establish an independent, nonpartisan Commission within the executive branch to investigate any incident that results in the loss of--

(1) a space shuttle;

(2) the International Space Station or its operational viability;

(3) any other orbital or suborbital space vehicle carrying humans that is--

(A) owned by the Federal Government; or

(B) being used pursuant to a contract or Space Act Agreement with the Federal Government for carrying a government astronaut or a researcher funded by the Federal Government; or

(4) a crew member or passenger of any space vehicle described in this subsection.

(b) Deadline for establishment.--The President shall establish a Commission within 7 days after an incident specified in subsection (a).

(c)Definitions.--In this section:

(1)Government astronaut.--The term “government astronaut” has the meaning given the term in section 50902.

(2)Space Act Agreement.--The term “Space Act Agreement” means an agreement entered into by the Administration pursuant to its other transactions authority under section 20113(e).

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