§70702 Establishment of Commission

Summary

The President must create an independent, nonpartisan commission inside the executive branch to investigate any incident that causes the loss of a space shuttle, the International Space Station or its ability to operate, any other crewed orbital or suborbital vehicle that is either owned by the federal government or being used under a federal contract or Space Act Agreement to carry a government astronaut or a researcher funded by the federal government, or the loss of a crew member or passenger of such a vehicle. The commission must be set up within 7 days after the incident. "Government astronaut" is defined in section 50902. "Space Act Agreement" means an agreement made under the Administration’s other transactions authority in section 20113(e).