51 USC § 51303 - Asteroid resource and space resource rights

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identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s51303"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "51 USC § 51303 - Asteroid resource and space resource rights"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "51303"
section_name: "Asteroid resource and space resource rights"
chapter_number: 513
chapter_name: "SPACE RESOURCE COMMERCIAL EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 114–90, title IV, § 402(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 721.)"
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# § 51303. Asteroid resource and space resource rights

A United States citizen engaged in commercial recovery of an asteroid resource or a space resource under this chapter shall be entitled to any asteroid resource or space resource obtained, including to possess, own, transport, use, and sell the asteroid resource or space resource obtained in accordance with applicable law, including the international obligations of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 114–90, title IV, § 402(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 721.)