Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
247 sections across 35 chapters.
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Ch. 101— Definitions1 section
Ch. 201— National Aeronautics and Space Administration33 sections
- § 20101Short title
- § 20102Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
- § 20103Definitions
- § 20111National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- § 20112Functions of the Administration
- § 20113Powers of the Administration in performance of functions
- § 20114Administration and Department of Defense coordination
- § 20115International cooperation
- § 20116Reports to Congress
- § 20117Disposal of excess land
- § 20131Public access to information
- § 20132Security requirements
- § 20133Permission to carry firearms
- § 20134Arrest authority
- § 20135Property rights in inventions
- § 20136Contributions awards
- § 20137Malpractice and negligence suits against United States
- § 20138Insurance and indemnification
- § 20139Insurance for experimental aerospace vehicles
- § 20140Appropriations
- § 20141Misuse of agency name and initials
- § 20142Contracts regarding expendable launch vehicles
- § 20143Full cost appropriations account structure
- § 20144Prize authority
- § 20145Lease of non-excess property
- § 20146Retrocession of jurisdiction
- § 20147Recovery and disposition authority
- § 20148Indemnification; NASA launch services and reentry services
- § 20149Medical monitoring and research relating to human space flight
- § 20161Congressional declaration of purpose and policy
- § 20162Definition of upper atmosphere
- § 20163Program authorized
- § 20164International cooperation
Ch. 203— General responsibilities5 sections
Ch. 301— Prior authorization of appropriations required4 sections
Ch. 303— Guaranteed customer base10 sections
- § 30301Guaranteed customer base
- § 30302Quality assurance personnel
- § 30303Tracking and data relay satellite services
- § 30304Award of contracts to small businesses and disadvantaged individuals
- § 30305Outreach program
- § 30306Small business contracting
- § 30307Requirement for independent cost analysis
- § 30308Cost effectiveness calculations
- § 30309Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities
- § 30310Exception to alternative fuel procurement requirement
Ch. 305— Lessons learned and best practices4 sections
Ch. 307— Competitiveness and international cooperation4 sections
Ch. 309— Charles “Pete” Conrad Astronomy Awards2 sections
Ch. 311— Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel2 sections
Ch. 313— Healthcare program2 sections
Ch. 315— Orbital debris5 sections
Ch. 401— Definition of institution of higher education12 sections
- § 40101Definition of institution of higher education
- § 40102Governmental interest in aeronautics research and development
- § 40103Cooperation with other agencies on aeronautics activities
- § 40104Cooperation among Mission Directorates
- § 40111Fundamental research program
- § 40112Research and technology programs
- § 40113Airspace systems research
- § 40114Aviation safety and security research
- § 40115Aviation weather research
- § 40116University-based Centers for Research on Aviation Training
- § 40131Aeronautics scholarships
- § 40141Aviation data requests
Ch. 403— National space grant college and fellowship program11 sections
- § 40301Purposes
- § 40302Definitions
- § 40303National space grant college and fellowship program
- § 40304Grants or contracts
- § 40305Specific national needs
- § 40306Space grant college and space grant regional consortium
- § 40307Space grant fellowship program
- § 40308Space grant review panel
- § 40309Availability of other Federal personnel and data
- § 40310Designation or award to be on competitive basis
- § 40311Continuing emphasis
Ch. 405— Biomedical research joint working group5 sections
Ch. 407— Research and development initiative4 sections
Ch. 409— Science9 sections
- § 40901Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund
- § 40902National Aeronautics and Space Administration Endeavor Teacher Fellowship Trust Fund
- § 40903Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research—merit grant competition requirements
- § 40904Microgravity research
- § 40905Program to expand distance learning in rural underserved areas
- § 40906Equal access to the Administration’s education programs
- § 40907Museums
- § 40908Continuation of certain education programs
- § 40909Compliance with title IX of Education Amendments of 1972
Ch. 501— Commercialization of Space Station1 inactive10 sections
- § 50101Definitions
- § 50111Commercialization of Space Station
- § 50112Promotion of United States Global Positioning System standards
- § 50113Acquisition of space science data
- § 50114Administration of commercial space centers
- § 50115Sources of Earth science data
- § 50116Commercial technology transfer program
- § 50131Requirement to procure commercial space transportation services
- § 50132Acquisition of commercial space transportation services
- § 50133Repealed. Pub. L. 115–10, title IV, § 416(c) , Mar. 21, 2017 , 131 Stat. 35 ]Repealed
- § 50134Use of excess intercontinental ballistic missiles
Ch. 503— Loan guarantees for production of commercial reusable in-spa2 sections
Ch. 505— Launch voucher demonstration program6 sections
Ch. 507— Definition of Office3 sections
Ch. 509— General authority23 sections
- § 50901Findings and purposes
- § 50902Definitions
- § 50903General authority
- § 50904Restrictions on launches, operations, and reentries
- § 50905License applications and requirements
- § 50906Experimental permits
- § 50907Monitoring activities
- § 50908Effective periods, and modifications, suspensions, and revocations, of licenses
- § 50909Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches, operation of launch sites and reentry sites, and reentries
- § 50910Preemption of scheduled launches or reentries
- § 50911Space advertising
- § 50912Administrative hearings and judicial review
- § 50913Acquiring United States Government property and services
- § 50914Liability insurance and financial responsibility requirements
- § 50915Paying claims exceeding liability insurance and financial responsibility requirements
- § 50916Disclosing information
- § 50917Enforcement and penalty
- § 50918Consultation
- § 50919Relationship to other executive agencies, laws, and international obligations
- § 50920User fees
- § 50921Office of Commercial Space Transportation
- § 50922Regulations
- § 50923Report to Congress
Ch. 511— Grant authority5 sections
Ch. 513— Commercial exploration and commercial recovery3 sections
Ch. 515— Establishment of Office of Spaceports1 section
Ch. 601— Landsat Program Management24 sections
- § 60101Definitions
- § 60111Landsat Program Management
- § 60112Transfer of Landsat 6 program responsibilities
- § 60113Data policy for Landsat 7
- § 60121General licensing authority
- § 60122Conditions for operation
- § 60123Administrative authority of Secretary
- § 60124Regulatory authority of Secretary
- § 60125Agency activities
- § 60126Annual reports
- § 60131Continued Federal research and development
- § 60132Availability of federally gathered unenhanced data
- § 60133Technology demonstration program
- § 60134Preference for private sector land remote sensing system
- § 60141Nondiscriminatory data availability
- § 60142Archiving of data
- § 60143Nonreproduction
- § 60144Reimbursement for assistance
- § 60145Acquisition of equipment
- § 60146Radio frequency allocation
- § 60147Consultation
- § 60148Enforcement
- § 60161Prohibition
- § 60162Future considerations
Ch. 603— General responsibilities6 sections
Ch. 605— Goal6 sections
Ch. 606— Space weather8 sections
- § 60601Space weather
- § 60602Integrated strategy
- § 60603Sustaining and advancing critical space weather observations
- § 60604Research activities
- § 60605Space weather data
- § 60606Space weather knowledge transfer and information exchange
- § 60607Pilot program for obtaining commercial sector space weather data
- § 60608Space weather benchmarks
Ch. 701— Recovery of fair value of placing Department of Defense payl4 sections
Ch. 7031 inactive0 sections
Ch. 705— Space shuttle follow-on8 sections
Ch. 707— Tasks of Commission10 sections
- § 70701Definitions
- § 70702Establishment of Commission
- § 70703Tasks of Commission
- § 70704Composition of Commission
- § 70705Powers of Commission
- § 70706Public meetings, information, and hearings
- § 70707Staff of Commission
- § 70708Compensation and travel expenses
- § 70709Security clearances for Commission members and staff
- § 70710Reporting requirements and termination
Ch. 709— Peaceful uses of space station7 sections
- § 70901Peaceful uses of space station
- § 70902Allocation of International Space Station research budget
- § 70903International Space Station research
- § 70904International Space Station completion
- § 70905National laboratory designation
- § 70906International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee
- § 70907Maintaining use through at least 2024