Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73
§70505 Lunar outpost
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VII— - Access to Space › Chapter CHAPTER 705— - EXPLORATION INITIATIVES › § 70505
Summary
No plan may require lunar outpost occupation; it must be human‑tended, able to operate remotely or autonomously, and the first U.S. outpost is named "Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Outpost".
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Title 51, §70505
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(a)As the Administration works toward the establishment of a lunar outpost, the Administration shall make no plans that would require a lunar outpost to be occupied to maintain its viability. Any such outpost shall be operable as a human-tended facility capable of remote or autonomous operation for extended periods.
(b)The United States portion of the first human-tended outpost established on the surface of the Moon shall be designated the “Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Outpost”.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 70505(a)42 U.S.C. 17732(a).Pub. L. 110–422, title IV, § 404(a), (b), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4789. 70505(b)42 U.S.C. 17732(b).
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51 U.S.C. § 70505
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73