U.S Code last checked for updates: May 19, 2024
§ 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.)
cite as: 51 USC 70505