51 U.S.C. § 50909 — Prohibition, suspension, and end of launches, operation of launch sites and reentry sites, and reentries
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-51-NATIONAL-AND-COMMERCIAL-SPACE-PROGRAMS · 102 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Transportation may immediately stop, suspend, or end a licensed launch, site operation, or reentry if it threatens public health, safety, or national security. This order takes effect right away and lasts through any review.
(a) General Authority. The Secretary of Transportation may prohibit, suspend, or immediately end a licensed launch, a launch or reentry site operation, or a reentry, if the Secretary decides it's harmful to public health and safety, property safety, or national security or foreign policy interests.
(b) Effective Periods of Orders. An order under this section takes effect right away and stays in effect during a review under section 50912.
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.
An order under this section takes effect immediately and remains in effect during a review under section 50912 of this title.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1334, § 70108 of title 49; Pub. L. 105–303, title I, § 102(a)(8), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2848; renumbered § 70108 then § 50909 of title 51 and amended Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(d)(2), (3)(I), (5)(L), Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3440–3442.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1334
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-303 · 112 Stat. 2848
- 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-314 · 124 Stat. 3440
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.
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