51 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2022 Edition
Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
Subtitle VII - Access to Space
CHAPTER 705 - EXPLORATION INITIATIVES
Sec. 70505 - Lunar outpost
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

### §70505. Lunar outpost

(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".

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3431.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large)
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70505(a) | 42 U.S.C. 17732(a). | Pub. L. 110–422, title IV, §404(a), (b), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4789.
70505(b) | 42 U.S.C. 17732(b). |