---
kind: "unit"
title: "51"
title_heading: "National and Commercial Space Programs"
key: "stV/ch513"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 513"
heading: "Space Resource Commercial Exploration and Utilization"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/51/stV-ch513"
sections_count: 3
---

# Chapter 513 — Space Resource Commercial Exploration and Utilization

Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs › Subtitle V — Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities

## Sections

- [§51301. Definitions](/usc/51/51301.md)
- [§51302. Commercial exploration and commercial recovery](/usc/51/51302.md)
- [§51303. Asteroid resource and space resource rights](/usc/51/51303.md)