What US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act 2015 - Title IV Space Resource Rights and Commercial Extraction Framework requires
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.
Pillar: Space & Satellite Law · Authority: US Congress / Office of the Law Revision Counsel · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2262/text
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- 51 U.S.C. Section 51303 (CSLCA Title IV, enacted as P.L. 114-90): A United States citizen engaged in commercial recovery of an asteroid resource or a space resource under this chapter shall be entitled to any asteroid resource or space resource obtained, including to possess, own, transport, use, and sell the asteroid resource or space resource obtained in accordance with applicable law, including the international obligations of the United States.
- 51 U.S.C. Section 51303 (CSLCA Title IV): This chapter does not authorize the United States Government to assert sovereignty, or sovereign or exclusive rights or jurisdiction over, or the ownership of, any celestial body.
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