51 USC § 71301 - Common docking system standard to enable rescue

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identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s71301"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "51 USC § 71301 - Common docking system standard to enable rescue"
title_number: 51
title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
section_number: "71301"
section_name: "Common docking system standard to enable rescue"
chapter_number: 713
chapter_name: "COOPERATION FOR SAFETY AMONG SPACEFARING NATIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3439.)"
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# § 71301. Common docking system standard to enable rescue

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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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3439.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 71301 | 42 U.S.C. 17734. | Pub. L. 110–422, title IV, § 407, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4790. |