51 U.S.C. § 70508

Robotic or human servicing of spacecraft

Edition 2026

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.

Amendment history

(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3432.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 70508 42 U.S.C. 17742. Pub. L. 110–422, title V, § 502, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4791.

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