51 U.S.C. § 70505: Lunar outpost
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
- CHAPTER 705—EXPLORATION INITIATIVES
(a) Establishment.—As the Administration works toward the establishment of a lunar outpost, the Administration shall make no plans that would require a lunar outpost to be occupied to maintain its viability. Any such outpost shall be operable as a human-tended facility capable of remote or autonomous operation for extended periods. (b) Designation.—The United States portion of the first human-tended outpost established on the surface of the Moon shall be designated the “Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Outpost”.
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