Reading Room Document

Authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide launch services to a foreign government for a domestic communications satellite system

The document is a response to a letter inquiring about the authority of NASA to provide launch services to a foreign government for a domestic communications satellite system. The conclusion reached in the document is that there is no legal impediment to NASA providing launch services if directed by the President, and that such services may be furnished independently of the Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat). The questions presented for review include whether NASA has the authority to provide such services independently of Comsat, and whether there are any legal obstacles to providing launch services to a foreign government.

April 29, 1969