{
  "node_id": "us-commercial-space-launch-competitiveness-act-2015-space-resources",
  "title": "US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act 2015 - Title IV Space Resource Rights and Commercial Extraction Framework",
  "domain": "Space & Satellite Law",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-09",
  "bluf": "Title IV of the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act 2015 (CSLCA, also known as the SPACE Act) affirms the right of US citizens engaged in commercial recovery of asteroid or space resources to own, possess, transport, use, and sell any such resources obtained. The Act explicitly disclaims any US claim of sovereignty, national appropriation, or exclusive rights over any celestial body, distinguishing resource ownership from territorial appropriation. Title IV implements a US legal framework for commercial space resource extraction that is consistent with the US interpretation of OST Article 2 (non-appropriation) while providing property rights in extracted materials. The Act also streamlines FAA launch licensing for commercial operators under Title I.",
  "paywall": {
    "status": "LOCKED",
    "unlock_cost_usd": "0.01",
    "skyfire_id": "41779894-ece2-4163-9761-b3b1b76e19b0"
  },
  "crosswalks": {
    "_available_keys": [
      "nist_framework",
      "iso_standard",
      "industry_mapping",
      "ai_overlay_2026"
    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "intl-outer-space-treaty-1967-article-2-non-appropriation",
    "un-outer-space-treaty-1967-article-vi-state-responsibility"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 5
}