United States Code · Section
§ 51501 — Establishment Of Office Of Spaceports
51 U.S.C. § 51501
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(a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall identify, within the Office of Commercial Space Transportation, a centralized policy office to be known as the Office of Spaceports.
(b) The Office of Spaceports shall—
(1) support licensing activities for operation of launch and reentry sites;
(2) develop policies that promote infrastructure improvements at spaceports;
(3) provide technical assistance and guidance to spaceports;
(4) promote United States spaceports within the Department; and
(5) strengthen the Nation’s competitiveness in commercial space transportation infrastructure and increase resilience for the Federal Government and commercial customers.
(c)
(1) launches to or reentries from orbit; and
(2) are involved in suborbital launch activities.
(d) The head of the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation shall designate a Director of the Office of Spaceports.
(e) In this section the term “spaceport” means a launch or reentry site that is operated by an entity licensed by the Secretary of Transportation.
Implementing Regulations
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