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51 U.S.C. § 71301 — Common docking system standard to enable rescue
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In order to maximize the ability to rescue astronauts whose space vehicles have become disabled, the Administrator shall enter into discussions with the appropriate representatives of spacefaring nations who have or plan to have crew transportation systems capable of orbital flight or flight beyond low Earth orbit for the purpose of agreeing on a common docking system standard.
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In order to maximize the ability to rescue astronauts whose space vehicles have become disabled, the Administrator shall enter into discussions with the appropriate representatives of spacefaring nations who have or plan to have crew transportation systems capable of orbital flight or flight beyond low Earth orbit for the purpose of agreeing on a common docking system standard.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title IV, § 405, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4789, which related to exploration technology development, was repealed in part and transferred in part. Subsec. (b) was repealed and reenacted as [section 70506 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70506&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs, by Pub. L. 111–314, §§ 3, 6, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3328, 3444, which Act enacted Title 51. Subsec. (a) was transferred and is set out as a note under [section 70506 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section70506&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 110–422, title IV, § 407, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4790, related to discussions of common docking system standard among spacefaring nations to facilitate exploration crew rescue. See [section 71301 of Title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section71301&num=0&edition=prelim), National and Commercial Space Programs.
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TITLE 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS
§ 71102
1 So in original. The comma probably should be preceded by
‘‘to’’.
a comprehensive program in order to be ready to
eliminate and mitigate the serious and credible
threats to humankind posed by potentially hazardous
near-Earth asteroids and comets.
‘‘(7) As a first step to eliminate and to mitigate the
risk of such collisions, situation and decision anal-
ysis processes, as well as procedures and system re-
sources, must be in place well before a collision
threat becomes known.’’
§ 71102. Requests for information
The Administrator shall issue requests for in-
formation on—
(1) a low-cost space mission with the purpose
of rendezvousing with, attaching a tracking
device,1 and characterizing the Apophis aster-
oid; and
(2) a medium-sized space mission with the
purpose of detecting near-Earth objects equal
to or greater than 140 meters in diameter.
(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3439.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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71102 ..........
42 U.S.C. 17793.
Pub. L. 110–422, title VIII,
§ 803, Oct. 15, 2008, 122
Stat. 4803.
§ 71103. Developing policy and recommending re-
sponsible Federal agency
Within 2 years after October 15, 2008, the Di-
rector of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy shall—
(1) develop a policy for notifying Federal
agencies and relevant emergency response in-
stitutions of an impending near-Earth object
threat, if near-term public safety is at risk;
and
(2) recommend a Federal agency or agencies
to be responsible for—
(A) protecting the United States from a
near-Earth object that is expected to collide
with Earth; and
(B) implementing a deflection campaign,
in consultation with int
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