Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-102
§70508 Robotic or Human Servicing of Spacecraft
Title 51 › Subtitle VII — Access to Space › CHAPTER 705 — EXPLORATION INITIATIVES › § 70508
Summary
Administrator must make future observatory-class spacecraft sent to Earth orbit or a Lagrange point able to be serviced or repaired by robots or people when practical.
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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
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102