United States Code Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs

§ 70505. Lunar outpost

§ 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”.