---
kind: "unit"
title: "51"
title_heading: "National and Commercial Space Programs"
key: "stVII/ch705"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 705"
heading: "Exploration Initiatives"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/51/stVII-ch705"
sections_count: 8
---

# Chapter 705 — Exploration Initiatives

Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs › Subtitle VII — Access to Space

## Sections

- [§70501. Space shuttle follow-on](/usc/51/70501.md)
- [§70502. Exploration plan and programs](/usc/51/70502.md)
- [§70503. Ground-based analog capabilities](/usc/51/70503.md)
- [§70504. Stepping stone approach to exploration](/usc/51/70504.md)
- [§70505. Lunar outpost](/usc/51/70505.md)
- [§70506. Exploration technology research](/usc/51/70506.md)
- [§70507. Technology development](/usc/51/70507.md)
- [§70508. Robotic or human servicing of spacecraft](/usc/51/70508.md)