Abstract
[Extract]
Largely in response to lobbying by industry of members of Congress, in November 2015, the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (CSLCA) entered into law.[1] The legislation covers a variety of space-related issues and activities, including international launch competitiveness, indemnification for space flight participants, certain safety standard requirements, Government astronauts, commercial space launch activities, the operation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS), State commercial launch facilities, commercial remote sensing, and the Office of Space Commerce.
Largely in response to lobbying by industry of members of Congress, in November 2015, the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (CSLCA) entered into law.[1] The legislation covers a variety of space-related issues and activities, including international launch competitiveness, indemnification for space flight participants, certain safety standard requirements, Government astronauts, commercial space launch activities, the operation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS), State commercial launch facilities, commercial remote sensing, and the Office of Space Commerce.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-33 |
Journal | Questions of International Law |
Volume | 35 |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jan 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |