{"data":{"id":"us/51-u.s.c.-50909","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"51 U.S.C. § 50909","heading":"Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches, operation of launch sites and reentry sites, and reentries","body":"(a) General Authority.—The Secretary of Transportation may prohibit, suspend, or end immediately the launch of a launch vehicle or the operation of a launch site or reentry site, or reentry of a reentry vehicle, licensed under this chapter if the Secretary decides the launch or operation or reentry is detrimental to the public health and safety, the safety of property, or a national security or foreign policy interest of the United States. (b) Effective Periods of Orders.—An order under this section takes effect immediately and remains in effect during a review under section 50912 of this title.","path":["Title 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 509—COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc51@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:20Z","sha256":"b891daba1c02a082d1f2e63f4ea566eacc6943e8432aa996bbb760b72a745b93","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/51-u.s.c.-50908","next":"us/51-u.s.c.-50910"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}