Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73
§70508 Robotic or human servicing of spacecraft
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VII— - Access to Space › Chapter CHAPTER 705— - EXPLORATION INITIATIVES › § 70508
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The Administrator must ensure future observatory spacecraft for Earth orbit or Lagrange points allow robotic or human repair as feasible.
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Title 51, §70508
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The Administrator shall take all necessary steps to ensure that provision is made in the design and construction of all future observatory-class scientific spacecraft intended to be deployed in Earth orbit or at a Lagrangian point in space for robotic or human servicing and repair to the extent practicable and appropriate.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7050842 U.S.C. 17742.Pub. L. 110–422, title V, § 502, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4791.
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51 U.S.C. § 70508
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73