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# 51 U.S.C. § 70508 - Robotic or human servicing of spacecraft
## Text
The Administrator shall take all necessary steps to ensure that provision is made in the design and construction of all future observatory-class scientific spacecraft intended to be deployed in Earth orbit or at a Lagrangian point in space for robotic or human servicing and repair to the extent practicable and appropriate.
(Pub. L. 111314, § 3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3432.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7050842 U.S.C. 17742.Pub. L. 110422, title V, § 502, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4791.