Abstract
The chapter deals with US federal law and regulation governing spaceport activities derived from a system of federal governance established under the US Constitution. The Constitution establishes three branches of government, each with their own authority and obligations. It is also said that the Congress enacts legislation, the Executive branch, i.e., President implements the legislation, and the Judiciary ensures that Congressional and Executive acts are within the bounds of law. To that end, Congress has passed legislation to regulate commercial spaceports. This legislation is the Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 (CSLA) and related amendments spoken here. The CSLA and related amendments are coded in 49 USC x70101 (“the Act”). Pursuant to this legislation, the Executive branch has issued regulations for governing commercial spaceport activities (“Regulations”). In addition to this, the President has issued National Space Policy and Space Transportation Directives relevant to spaceport activities (“Directives”). As depicted in the chapter, together, the Act, Regulations, and Directives are the primary laws and regulations governing US commercial spaceport activity.
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