Commercial Space Launch Act

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The Commercial Space Launch Act is a U.S. federal law that established the regulatory framework for licensing and overseeing private-sector space launches and reentries.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
commercial spaceflight regulation ⓘ
space law ⓘ
amendedBy Commercial Space Act of 1998 ⓘ
Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988 ⓘ
Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 ⓘ
U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 ⓘ
codifiedIn 51 U.S.C. Subtitle V ⓘ
Title 51 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1984-10-30 ⓘ
delegatedTo FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation ⓘ
Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ
designatesAuthority Department of Transportation ⓘ
Secretary of Transportation ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes licensing requirements for commercial space launches ⓘ
licensing requirements for commercial space reentries ⓘ
licensing requirements for launch sites ⓘ
licensing requirements for reentry sites ⓘ
implements United States obligations under the Liability Convention ⓘ
United States obligations under the Outer Space Treaty ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
policyGoal to encourage private investment in space transportation ⓘ
to maintain United States leadership in commercial space activities ⓘ
to minimize regulatory burdens consistent with public safety ⓘ
primaryPurpose to encourage private sector participation in space activities ⓘ
to establish a regulatory framework for commercial space launch activities ⓘ
to promote economic growth through commercial space launches ⓘ
to protect United States foreign policy interests in commercial space activities ⓘ
to protect national security interests in the context of commercial space launches ⓘ
to protect property during commercial space launches and reentries ⓘ
to protect public health and safety during commercial space launches and reentries ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 98-575 ⓘ
regulates commercial space launches ⓘ
commercial space reentries ⓘ
operation of launch sites ⓘ
operation of reentry sites ⓘ
relatedTo commercial human spaceflight regulation ⓘ
launch licensing by FAA/AST ⓘ
space tourism industry ⓘ
shortTitle Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 ⓘ
signedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
subjectMatter commercial space transportation ⓘ
financial responsibility and liability for commercial launches ⓘ
launch site licensing ⓘ
launch vehicle licensing ⓘ
reentry site licensing ⓘ
reentry vehicle licensing ⓘ
safety standards for commercial launches ⓘ
yearEnacted 1984 ⓘ

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Title 51 of the United States Code → basedOn → Commercial Space Launch Act ⓘ
United States commercial space policy → basedOn → Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
United States commercial space policy → basedOn → Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
Commercial Space Launch Act → shortTitle → Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
Commercial Space Launch Act → amendedBy → Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
Commercial Space Launch Act → amendedBy → Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
Public Law 98-575 → hasTitle → Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
Public Law 98-575 → shortTitle → Commercial Space Launch Act ⓘ
Public Law 98-575 → appliesTo → U.S. commercial launch operators ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
Public Law 98-575 → amendedBy → Commercial Space Launch Act Amendments of 1988 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
Public Law 98-575 → amendedBy → Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 → amends → Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
Commercial Space Act of 1998 → relatedTo → Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
14 CFR Part 401 → legalBasis → Commercial Space Launch Act ⓘ
14 CFR Part 420 → legalBasis → Commercial Space Launch Act, as amended ⓘ
linked to: Commercial Space Launch Act
14 CFR Part 431 → legalAuthority → Commercial Space Launch Act ⓘ